Cincinnati Reds vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 9/12/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Friday, September 12, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-150) Sacramento (+125)

The Cincinnati Reds (74-72) are on their way to Sutter Health Park on Friday where they will go up against the Sacramento Athletics (67-80). The moneyline on this contest has the Reds at -150 and the Athletics are coming in at +125. The over/under is set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Brady Singer and J.T. Ginn.

The Reds have accrued 233 doubles as a unit and have hit 146 baseballs out of the stadium. Cincinnati has a slugging % of .391 and have been rung up 1,275 times, while taking a walk on 477 occasions. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in MLB. They have recorded 620 runs batted in as well as 1,211 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .246. They have earned a total of 656 runs scored and hold an OBP of .316.

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The Reds have an earned run average of 3.91 over the course of the season (14th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,239 hitters. Reds pitchers have given up 171 home runs and also 624 runs in total (14th in baseball). They have walked 455 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.13 as a team on the campaign. Cincinnati has conceded 1,148 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 562 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Reds have sent 499 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 193 base runners on the year and 33.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 35 saves so far this year and have blown 21 out of their 56 save opportunities. The Reds bullpen have a save rate of 62.5% and have entered the game in 149 save situations. The relievers have racked up 91 holds so far this year (7th in baseball). Reds pitchers have entered the game with players on base 130 times as well as having 154 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have converted 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,646 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 5th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 3,882 putouts for the season, as well as 1,108 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 25th in professional baseball, and they have turned 93 double plays.

Singer has taken the hill for 834 innings and is sitting with 790 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.23 (392 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.315. He has allowed 827 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 270 free passes. Singer (49-53 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.17 and he has faced 3,565 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Sacramento Athletics have an on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .255 this season. They have struck out on 1,268 occasions (10th in MLB) and have tallied 1,285 hits. Sacramento has recorded 201 home runs on the year as well as 653 runs batted in. The Athletics have a team slugging % of .434 and they score 4.58 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have put up 271 doubles, while getting a free base 463 times as well as scoring 673 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.363 and have a FIP of 4.68 as a staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,215 strikeouts against 514 bases on balls). They are sitting at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,264. They have given up 205 home runs and they allow 5.21 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Sacramento pitching staff have allowed 755 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.81 (697 earned runs conceded).

Sacramento bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.9% out of their 215 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations in addition to 147 occasions with runners on. With 103 save situations, the Athletics have 54 holds and 19 blown saves. They rank 20th in baseball with a save rate of 61.2%, and they have sent 461 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Sacramento has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 49 save chances and they have earned 30 saves.

The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 97 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in MLB). The Athletics have 1,084 assists, 78 errors and are sitting with 3,913 putouts for the year. In 11,739 innings played, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Ginn has conceded 115 base hits while he has tallied 115 K's in 110 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 58 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.335 and a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 3.59 and he has gone up against 469 hitters in his career. Ginn (4-7 career record) holds a 4.74 earned run average while giving up 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-150)

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