Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/10/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, August 10, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-144) Pittsburgh (+120)

The Cincinnati Reds (60-56) are en route to PNC Park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (50-66). The odds on this game have Cincinnati at -144 and Pittsburgh is coming in at +120. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Zack Littell and Mike Burrows.

As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.5 runs/g, which has them sitting at 12th in MLB. They have 521 runs while having a team OBP of .318. The Reds have hit 181 doubles as a squad and have hit 117 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 490 runs batted in in addition to 956 hits this season, while their team batting average sits at .246. Cincinnati is slugging .390 and have been called out on strikes 1,000 times, while drawing a walk on 381 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Reds pitchers have conceded 131 home runs in addition to 486 runs (14th in the league). Cincinnati has conceded 907 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 443 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.89 for the year (16th in the league), and the staff has rung up 959 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 368 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.11 as a team on the campaign.

Reds relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 99 times and also have had 105 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 72 holds on the campaign (9th in the league). The Reds relievers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and have entered the game in 116 save situations. They have recorded 28 saves on the season and have blown 14 out of their 42 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 156 base runners on the season with 34.0% of those players earned a run for their team. The Reds have sent 395 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Chicago White Sox have earned a total of 3,074 putouts on the year, in addition to 874 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 20th in professional baseball, and they have turned 68 double plays. The Reds have converted 71.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,222 innings, which has them ranked 5th in baseball.

Littell has taken the ball for 556 innings and is sitting with 463 K's during his MLB career. Littell (33-29 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.75 and he has faced 2,318 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.80 (235 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.223. He has surrendered 554 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 126 walks.

Pittsburgh has knocked in 83 long balls this season to go along with 402 RBIs. They have hit 159 two-baggers, while taking a walk 370 times and putting up 414 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates hold a team on-base percentage of .304 as well as a batting average of .233 for the season. The Pirates have a team SLG% of .347 and they average 3.57 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,010 occasions (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 898 base hits.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.214 in addition to having a FIP of 3.91 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.80 (890 strikeouts vs 334 walks). They sit at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 912. They have allowed 112 HR's and they give up 4.09 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 466 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.85 (439 earned runs yielded).

Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 162 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 114 times in high leverage situations and on 105 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 99 save situations, the Pirates have accrued 54 holds and also 19 blown saves. They sit at 25th in MLB with a save percentage of 55.8%, and they have dispatched 357 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 43 save chances and they have recorded 24 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 85 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (9th in MLB). The Pirates have recorded 966 assists, 52 errors and have a total of 3,078 putouts so far this season. In their 9,234 innings played, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (4th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Burrows has given up 59 base knocks while he has accumulated 65 strikeouts in 65 innings. Burrows (2-4 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.41 earned run average and has surrendered 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 32 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.317 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 and he has gone up against 281 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+120)

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