Seattle Mariners vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+220) Cincinnati (-275)

The Seattle Mariners (8-9) are on their way to Great American Ball Park on Thursday where they will try to beat the Cincinnati Reds (9-8). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at +220 while the Reds open at -275. The total has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Bryan Woo and Brady Singer.

Seattle has a slugging rate of .359 and have been called out on strikes 150 times, while being walked on 69 occasions. They have recorded 60 runs batted in and 113 hits so far this year, and their batting average is at .208. The Mariners have hit 15 doubles as a squad and have smacked 21 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 65 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .308. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in the league.

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The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.82 so far this year (15th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 141 batters. Mariners pitchers have allowed 16 home runs in addition to 73 total runs (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 61 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.76 as a team this year. Seattle has given up 144 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 66 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.31 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Mariners relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 16 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 16 base runners over the course of the season with 37.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Mariners relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 16 times as well as having 22 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 61 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 7 holds on the campaign (25th in MLB). They have compiled 6 saves so far this year and have not converted 3 of 9 save chances.

The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 466 putouts thus far, as well as 167 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 13th in baseball, and have accumulated 13 double plays. The Mariners have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs in their 1,398 innings, which has them sitting 22nd in baseball.

Woo (15-8 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.34 while he has faced 917 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 185 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has 48 free passes. His earned run average is 3.39 (86 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.022. Woo has taken the mound for 228 frames and is sitting with 212 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Reds hold a team slugging % of .327 and they score 4.12 runs per game (17th in the league). They have put up 21 two-baggers, while walking 49 times as well as notching 70 runs. Cincinnati has 15 HRs this season and 67 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 143 occasions (16th in the league) and have accounted for 110 base hits. The Cincinnati Reds have tallied a team OBP of .280 as well as a batting average of .204 this season.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 55 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 2.94 (49 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 16 home runs and they surrender 3.30 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 0.939 and have a FIP of 3.53 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.00 (133 strikeouts vs 42 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 99.

Sitting with 25 save situations, the Reds have recorded 17 holds and 2 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 7 save chances and they have tallied 5 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 17 times in high leverage situations and also on 13 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.6% out of their 19 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 8th in MLB with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 55 relievers to the mound this season.

Out of their 1,353 innings on the diamond, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 77.5% (1st in pro baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 7 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The Reds have recorded 123 assists, 9 errors and have a tally of 451 putouts for the year.

During his pro baseball career, Singer has conceded 707 hits while he has tallied 663 strikeouts in 702 innings pitched. Singer (39-44 mark in his career) holds a 4.26 earned run average while conceding 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up 332 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.320 and a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.01 and he has faced 3,002 hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-275)

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