Cincinnati Reds vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 9/14/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Sunday, September 14, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-128) Sacramento (+106)

Sutter Health Park is the site where the Sacramento Athletics (67-80) will take on the Cincinnati Reds (74-72) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Cincinnati at -128 and Sacramento is priced at +106. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Nick Lodolo and Luis Morales.

Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .391 and have struck out 1,275 times, while taking a walk on 477 occasions. They have recorded 620 runs batted in in addition to 1,211 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is at .246. The Reds have accounted for 233 two-baggers as a team and have hit 146 balls out of the park. They have racked up 656 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .316. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Reds pitchers have conceded 171 home runs and also 624 total runs (14th in the league). Cincinnati has conceded 1,148 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 562 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team ERA of 3.91 for the season (14th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,239 batters. They have walked 455 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.13 as a squad so far this year.

The Reds have sent 499 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 193 base runners for the season with 33.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 35 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 21 out of their 56 chances to save the game. The Reds relievers have a save percentage of 62.5% and have entered the game in 149 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 91 holds so far this year (7th in MLB). Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 130 times as well as having 154 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have earned a total of 3,882 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,108 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which ranks 25th in professional baseball, and they have turned 93 double plays. The Reds have converted 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,646 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 5th in MLB.

Lodolo has pitched in 392 frames and is sitting with 432 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Lodolo (23-21 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.96 while facing 1,665 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.02 (175 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.199. He has conceded 358 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 112 walks.

Sacramento has accounted for 201 home runs this year to go along with 653 runs batted in. They have hit 271 two-baggers, while getting a free base 463 times and putting up 673 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have a team on-base percentage of .320 as well as a batting average of .255 this year. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .434 and they average 4.58 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,268 instances (10th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,285 hits.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.363 in addition to having a FIP of 4.68 as a unit this season. They rank 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,264. The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 755 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.81 (697 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,215 strikeouts vs 514 walks). They have yielded 205 home runs and they surrender 5.21 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.9% of 215 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 127 times in high leverage situations and on 147 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 103 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 54 holds and also 19 blown saves. They rank 19th in baseball with a save rate of 61.2%, and they have dispatched 461 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Sacramento has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have recorded 30 saves.

In 11,739 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in pro baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 97 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in baseball). The Athletics have accrued 1,084 assists, 78 errors and have notched a total of 3,913 putouts this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Morales has conceded 24 hits while he has tallied 32 strikeouts in 33 frames. Morales (3-1 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 2.73 earned run average and has surrendered 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 10 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.091 and having a FIP of 2.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.67 and he has faced 132 opposing batters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-128)

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