Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/21/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals

Date: Monday, July 21, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-132) Washington (+110)

The Cincinnati Reds (50-47) are hitting the road to Nationals Park on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Washington Nationals (38-58). The line on this matchup has the Reds at -132 and the Nationals are sitting at +110. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brady Singer and Jake Irvin.

As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.6 runs per contest, which is 13th in baseball. They have tallied 441 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .317. The Reds have hit 156 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 103 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 417 RBI's and 800 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .246. Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .397 and have struck out 842 times, while being walked on 317 occasions.

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The Reds hold a team earned run average of 3.91 for the year (17th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 783 batters. Reds pitchers have conceded 114 home runs and 410 runs in total (16th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 302 hitters and their FIP is 4.18 as a unit for the season. Cincinnati has given up 761 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 373 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.59 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24.

Reds bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 78 times in addition to having 86 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 59 holds so far this season (10th in baseball). The Reds bullpen have recorded a save rate of 67.6% and have come into the game in 95 save situations. They have tallied 23 saves this season and have blown 11 of their 34 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 122 runners on the campaign and 33.6% of those runners ended up scoring. The Reds have sent 327 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Chicago White Sox have earned 2,573 putouts this year, as well as 739 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 19th in professional baseball, and they have turned 58 double plays. The Reds have converted 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,719 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in the majors.

Singer has pitched in 785 innings and has 737 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.29 (374 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.330. He has given up 790 base hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 254 free passes. Singer (43-51 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.22 while facing 3,363 hitters during his time in the majors.

Washington has compiled 94 long balls on the year to go along with 400 runs batted in. They have recorded 155 doubles, while taking a walk 280 times as well as putting up 417 runs. The Washington Nationals have recorded a team on-base percentage of .311 and a batting average of .245 on the year. The Nationals have a team slugging percentage of .389 and they have an average of 4.34 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have been rung up on 730 instances (27th in baseball) and have earned 792 hits.

The Washington pitching staff have conceded 519 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.21 (488 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 118 dingers and they yield 5.54 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.406 with a FIP of 4.48 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.90 (743 strikeouts against 319 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 866.

Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.7% out of their 175 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 74 times in high leverage situations and also on 101 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 71 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 38 holds and 14 blown saves. They rank 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 57.6%, and they have dispatched 329 relievers to the hill so far this year. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 33 save chances and they have earned 19 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 70 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (21st in the majors). The Nationals have accrued 808 assists, 49 errors and have a tally of 2,530 putouts over the course of the season. In their 7,590 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (26th in professional baseball).

Irvin (20-26 career record) has a 4.52 ERA and has allowed 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and he has gone up against 1,793 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 213 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.289 and a FIP of 4.5. So far in his MLB career, Irvin has conceded 403 base hits while totaling 338 punch outs in 424 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+110)

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