Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+162) Los Angeles (-196)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (74-57) will try to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (68-63) on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Reds at +162 while the Dodgers are sitting at -196. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Nick Martinez and Clayton Kershaw.

Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .391 and have been called out on strikes 1,123 times, while being walked on 425 occasions. They have compiled 558 runs batted in in addition to 1,091 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .247. The Reds have tallied 210 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 128 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 593 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .318. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 12th in baseball.

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The Reds have an earned run average of 3.80 for the year (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,102 hitters. Reds pitchers have allowed 145 home runs in addition to 545 total runs (11th in the league). They have walked 406 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.02 as a team on the season. Cincinnati has conceded 1,024 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 490 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Reds relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 117 times in addition to having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 83 holds for the season (7th in the league). The Reds bullpen have earned a save rate of 62.0% and have entered the game in 135 save situations. They have accumulated 31 saves for the season and have missed out on 19 of 50 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 177 runners for the season and 31.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Reds have sent 447 relievers to the hill this year.

The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 3,482 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,001 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them ranked 22nd in baseball, and have accumulated 84 double plays. The Reds have converted 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,446 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 6th in the majors.

Martinez has pitched in 919 innings and has earned 659 strikeouts thus far in his career. Martinez (47-54 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.11 while he has gone up against 3,900 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.17 (426 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.303. He has given up 917 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 281 walks.

The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .439 and they score 5.16 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have 206 two-baggers, while taking a walk 483 times as well as scoring 676 runs. Los Angeles has hit 196 home runs this year and 652 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,108 occasions (14th in baseball) and have totaled 1,121 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .330 as well as a team batting average of .253 for the year.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.303 and have a FIP of 4.14 as a team this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,148 strikeouts vs 445 walks). They have a ranking of 15th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,069. They have allowed 153 homers and they relinquish 4.51 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 582 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.14 (535 earned runs allowed).

Los Angeles has had relievers enter the game in 57 save opportunities and they have tallied 36 saves. They sit at 15th in the league holding a save rate of 63.2%, and they have dispatched 468 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 144 times in high leverage situations and also on 120 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.7% out of their 190 inherited base runners. Sitting with 161 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 100 holds and also 21 blown saves.

In their 10,464 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (16th in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 88 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 1,130 assists, 57 errors and have 3,488 putouts for the season.

In his career, Kershaw has conceded 2,170 hits while accumulating 3,020 K's in 2,825 innings pitched. Kershaw (220-96 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 2.52 earned run average and has allowed 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up 791 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.015 and having a FIP of 2.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.32 and he has faced 11,155 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-196)

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