Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/27/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

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

The Cincinnati Reds (68-64) are hitting the road to Dodger Stadium on Wednesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (75-57). The odds on this game have Cincinnati at +102 and Los Angeles is priced at -122. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Nick Lodolo and Shohei Ohtani.

Cincinnati owns a slugging percentage of .389 and have been rung up 1,135 times, while taking a walk on 428 occasions. They have accrued 558 RBI's and 1,094 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .246. The Reds have accumulated 211 doubles as a unit and have hit 128 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 593 runs scored and hold an OBP of .317. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Reds pitchers have allowed 148 home runs and 552 total runs (13th in the league). Cincinnati has conceded 1,033 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 495 earned runs. The Reds hold a team ERA of 3.81 this year (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,110 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 409 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a team on the year.

Reds relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 118 times in addition to having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 83 holds over the course of the season (7th in the league). The Reds relievers have recorded a save percentage of 62.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 135 save situations. They have recorded 31 saves this season and have not converted 19 of their 50 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 179 runners this season with 32.4% of them crossed home plate. The Reds have sent 450 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Reds have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs in their 10,518 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 7th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 3,506 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,008 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which ranks 26th in MLB, and have a total of 85 double plays.

Lodolo has taken the hill for 382 frames and has earned 424 K's so far in his MLB career. Lodolo (23-20 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.97 while he has faced 1,626 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.03 (171 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.206. He has surrendered 351 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 110 walks.

The Dodgers have a team SLG% of .441 and they are earning 5.17 runs per game (1st in the league). They have 209 two-baggers, while walking 486 times as well as putting up 683 runs. Los Angeles has compiled 199 home runs this year to go along with 657 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,116 instances (14th in the league) and have totaled 1,130 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated a team OBP of .330 as well as a team batting average of .253 so far this year.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.298 in addition to having a FIP of 4.12 as a staff so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,160 strikeouts vs 448 bases on balls). They sit at 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,072. They have surrendered 153 homers and they give up 4.47 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 582 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.11 (535 earned runs relinquished).

Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.7% out of 190 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 144 times in high leverage situations in addition to 120 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 161 save situations, the Dodgers have 100 holds and 21 blown saves. They sit at 15th in the league holding a save percentage of 63.2%, and they have dispatched 470 relievers to the hill for the year. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 57 save chances and they have walked away with 36 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 88 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (8th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 1,134 assists, 58 errors and have notched a total of 3,515 putouts so far this season. In 10,545 innings played, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in MLB).

During his career, Ohtani has allowed 378 base knocks while he has accumulated 643 strikeouts in 508 frames. He has allowed 175 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.094 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.61 and he has faced 2,067 batters in his MLB career. Ohtani (38-20 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.10 ERA and has given up 6.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-122)

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