Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-122) Los Angeles (+102)

The Cincinnati Reds (66-60) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (60-65). The line on this contest has the Reds at -122 and the Angels are coming in at +102. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Nick Martinez and Yusei Kikuchi.

Cincinnati is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 1,090 times, while being walked on 411 occasions. They have earned 541 runs batted in in addition to 1,049 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average sits at .247. The Reds have hit 199 doubles as a team and have hit 126 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 574 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .318. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which is 11th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.64 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24. Reds pitchers have relinquished 138 home runs and also 522 runs (11th in the league). Cincinnati has surrendered 986 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 471 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team ERA of 3.80 so far this year (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,041 batters. They have walked 395 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.05 as a team this year.

Reds relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 113 times as well as having 124 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 82 holds on the season (6th in baseball). The Reds relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 63.8% and have come into the game in 131 save situations. They have tallied 30 saves for the season and have missed out on 17 out of their 47 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 173 runners this year and 31.8% of them crossed the plate. The Reds have sent 429 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Chicago White Sox have amassed 3,350 putouts this season, in addition to 977 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball, and they have turned 80 double plays. The Reds have transformed 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,050 innings on the field, which has them sitting 5th in professional baseball.

Martinez has taken the hill for 913 innings and has tallied 652 punch outs in his career. Martinez (47-54 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.13 while he has gone up against 3,877 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.19 (425 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.309. He has conceded 915 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 280 walks.

The Angels hold a slugging percentage of .407 and they earn 4.42 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have hit 174 doubles, while getting a free base 388 times as well as notching 552 runs. Los Angeles has compiled 176 home runs this season and 534 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,220 instances (1st in baseball) and have 974 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have an OBP of .307 as well as a team batting average of .233 so far this year.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.434 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.75 as a pitching staff this year. They rank 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,110. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 626 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.69 (578 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (992 strikeouts vs 480 walks). They have given up 173 home runs and they surrender 5.08 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB).

Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.0% of 181 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 166 times in high leverage situations and also on 120 occasions with base runners. With 128 save situations, the Angels have 68 holds and 28 blown saves. They are ranked 29th in the league with a save rate of 50.9%, and they have dispatched 432 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 57 save chances and they have earned 29 saves.

In 9,981 innings on the diamond, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (26th in the majors). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 128 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (25th in pro baseball). The Angels have accrued 1,101 assists, 74 errors and are sitting with 3,327 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Kikuchi has allowed 951 base hits and he has 986 strikeouts in 952 innings pitched. Kikuchi (47-55 career mark) holds a 4.41 earned run average while conceding 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 467 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.359 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and he has gone up against 4,092 batters during his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-122)

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