Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+220) Los Angeles (-275)

The Cincinnati Reds (83-79) are hitting the road to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (93-69) in Game 1 of the NLWC. The moneyline on this contest has the Reds at +170 while the Dodgers open at -185. The total has been set at 7. The men taking the mound will be Hunter Greene and Blake Snell.

The Reds have earned 250 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 167 balls out of the park. Cincinnati is slugging .391 and have struck out 1,415 times, while drawing a walk on 527 occasions. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are compiling 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 14th in MLB. They have 677 RBI's in addition to 1,333 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .245. They have a total of 716 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .315.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. Reds pitchers have relinquished 190 home runs and 681 total runs (11th in the league). Cincinnati has allowed 1,260 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 616 earned runs. The Reds have an earned run average of 3.86 for the season (11th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,380 batters. They have walked 494 opposing players and their FIP is 4.11 as a unit so far this season.

Reds relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 148 times in addition to having 172 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 104 holds so far this season (6th in the league). The Reds relievers have a save percentage of 65.1% and have come into the game in 170 save situations. They have accumulated 41 saves this year and have blown 22 out of their 63 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 217 runners on the season with 31.8% of them earned a run for their team. The Reds have dispatched 550 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Reds have converted 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,915 innings on the field, ranking them 4th in professional baseball. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 4,305 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,239 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball, and they have turned 101 double plays.

Greene has thrown 495 innings and has totaled 617 punch outs so far in his career. Greene (25-29 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.60 while he has faced 2,060 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.65 (201 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.141. He has given up 386 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has 179 walks.

The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .441 and they have an average of 5.09 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They have tallied 257 doubles, while taking a walk 580 times and scoring 825 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 244 HRs on the year to go along with 791 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,353 occasions (16th in baseball) and have 1,384 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied an OBP of .327 in addition to a team batting average of .253 so far this season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 683 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.95 (633 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 175 dingers and they yield 4.27 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.258 with a FIP of 3.93 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.40 (1,505 strikeouts against 563 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,250.

Sitting with 206 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 128 holds in addition to 27 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 73 save chances and they have converted 46 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 186 times in high leverage situations and on 149 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.1% out of their 230 inherited runners. They are ranked 18th in baseball with a save rate of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 581 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season.

In 12,969 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (11th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 102 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (6th in the majors). The Dodgers have recorded 1,346 assists, 68 errors and have a total of 4,323 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Snell has surrendered 891 base knocks while he has tallied 1,440 strikeouts in 1,157 frames. Snell (81-62 career mark) has a 3.15 ERA and has allowed 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 405 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.220 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and he has gone up against 4,791 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-275) and under 9 runs

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