Minnesota Twins vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

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

The Cincinnati Reds (37-35) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (36-35) at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Twins at +120 and the Reds are opening at -144. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Bailey Ober and Nick Lodolo.

Minnesota has a slugging % of .388 and have been rung up 591 times, while taking a walk on 207 occasions. They have accrued 283 RBI's in addition to 577 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is .242. The Twins have accounted for 112 doubles as a team and have knocked 74 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 295 runs scored while having a team OBP of .312. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 18th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.29 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have conceded 75 home runs and also 288 runs in total (13th in MLB). Minnesota has yielded 571 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 268 earned runs. The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.86 on the season (15th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 618 batters. They have walked 188 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.71 as a squad this year.

Twins relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 49 times as well as having 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 50 holds for the year (4th in MLB). The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 53.8% and have entered the game in 78 save situations. They have earned 14 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 12 of 26 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 67 runners on the year and 38.8% of those runners ended up scoring. The Twins have sent 242 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Twins have converted 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,628 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 17th in baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned a total of 1,876 putouts for the season, as well as 528 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 20th in baseball, and have accumulated 35 double plays.

Ober has taken the hill for 544 frames and has tallied 541 K's during his MLB career. Ober (29-24 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.79 and he has gone up against 2,215 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.85 (233 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.112. He has allowed 482 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 123 walks.

The Reds have a team SLG% of .405 and they are scoring 4.65 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have 120 two-baggers, while walking 251 times and putting up 335 runs. Cincinnati has a total of 82 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 322 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 630 instances (7th in MLB) and have accounted for 601 hits. The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with an OBP of .322 and a team batting average of .248 this year.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.206 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (571 strikeouts vs 217 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 551. They have surrendered 84 dingers and they concede 4.15 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 294 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.84 (272 earned runs surrendered).

Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the game in 27 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves. They rank 6th in the league with a save percentage of 70.4%, and they have dispatched 239 relievers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 63 times in high leverage situations and on 48 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.8% out of 77 inherited runners. With 75 save situations, the Reds have recorded 46 holds and 8 blown saves.

In 5,733 innings on the diamond, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (2nd in MLB). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 44 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (16th in professional baseball). The Reds have recorded 556 assists, 34 errors and have earned 1,911 putouts on the season.

Lodolo (19-19 career record) holds a 4.34 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.63 and he has gone up against 1,428 batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 160 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.253 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Lodolo has conceded 314 hits and he has 370 punch outs in 332 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-144)

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