Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio
Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-160) Cincinnati (+132)
Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (56-51) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (62-45) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -160 and Cincinnati is sitting at +132. The over/under is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Shohei Ohtani and Nick Martinez.


Los Angeles is slugging .443 and have been called out on strikes 898 times, while drawing a walk on 390 occasions. They have accounted for 541 runs batted in in addition to 928 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is .254. The Dodgers have tallied 174 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 161 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 561 runs while having a team OBP of .330. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 2nd in baseball.
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The Dodgers have an earned run average of 4.24 on the campaign (23rd in MLB), and they have struck out 940 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have given up 129 home runs and 492 runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 376 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.21 as a squad for the season. Los Angeles has relinquished 881 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 450 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.50 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32.
The Dodgers have sent 388 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 146 runners so far this season and 26.7% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 32 saves over the course of the season and have blown 16 of 48 chances to save the game. The Dodgers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and have entered the game in 131 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 79 holds on the year (1st in baseball). Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 94 times and also have had 109 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Dodgers have transformed 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,589 innings on the field, which has them ranked 16th in baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have notched a total of 2,863 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 914 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 12th in MLB, and have accumulated 76 double plays.
Ohtani has taken the ball for 493 innings and has tallied 621 K's so far in his career. Ohtani (38-19 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 2.93 while going up against 1,998 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 2.97 (163 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.081. He has conceded 357 base hits (6.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 176 walks.
The Reds hold a slugging percentage of .392 and they score 4.55 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have recorded 168 two-baggers, while walking 359 times as well as putting up 487 runs. Cincinnati has accounted for 109 home runs on the campaign as well as 456 RBIs. They have struck out on 917 instances (9th in baseball) and are sitting with 882 hits. The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with an OBP of .320 and a batting average of .246 this year.
The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.236 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a unit on the season. They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 831. The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 445 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.86 (405 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (880 strikeouts against 336 walks). They have given up 120 homers and they surrender 4.24 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB).
With 106 save situations, the Reds have earned 67 holds and also 12 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the game in 37 save opportunities and they have converted 25 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 91 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.1% of 139 inherited base runners. They rank 8th in baseball holding a save percentage of 67.6%, and they have sent 360 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.
The Cincinnati Reds have turned 63 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in MLB). The Reds have accrued 808 assists, 54 errors and have notched a total of 2,834 putouts on the season. In 8,502 innings on the diamond, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (3rd in baseball).
During his career, Martinez has allowed 896 hits while accumulating 640 punch outs in 895 innings. He has surrendered 415 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.309 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and he has faced 3,803 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Martinez (46-54 mark in his career) has a 4.17 earned run average and has allowed 9.0 hits per nine innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+132)
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