St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+102) Cincinnati (-122)

Great American Ball Park is where the Cincinnati Reds (68-66) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (65-69) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at +102 and the Reds are coming in at -122. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Michael McGreevy and Andrew Abbott.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in baseball. They have racked up 584 runs scored while having a team OBP of .317. The Cardinals have tallied 220 doubles as a unit and have hit 126 balls out of the park. They have accrued 556 RBI's in addition to 1,116 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .248. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .383 and have been rung up 1,059 times, while drawing a walk on 405 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 135 home runs and also 621 runs in total (23rd in the league). St. Louis has conceded 1,173 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 566 earned runs. The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.31 for the year (21st in the league), and the staff has rung up 990 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 370 batters and their FIP sits at 3.97 as a squad this year.

The Cardinals have dispatched 395 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 176 runners this season and 33.5% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 32 saves so far this season and have blown 18 out of their 50 save opportunities. The Cardinals bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 64.0% and have entered the game in 127 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 74 holds so far this year (14th in the league). Cardinals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 126 times and also have had 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a total of 3,548 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,287 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 15th in professional baseball, and have 103 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,644 innings on the diamond, ranking them 23rd in pro baseball.

McGreevy has pitched in 86 innings and has tallied 58 punch outs during his MLB career. McGreevy (8-2 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.71 and he has faced 346 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.77 (36 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.081. He has allowed 82 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 11 walks.

Cincinnati has accumulated 130 long balls on the year to go along with 562 runs batted in. They have 212 doubles, while getting a free base 435 times and recording 597 runs. The Cincinnati Reds hold a team OBP of .316 as well as a team batting average of .246 for the season. The Reds hold a team slugging % of .388 and they are earning 4.46 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,165 occasions (7th in the league) and have a total of 1,107 base hits.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a staff over the course of the season. They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,050. The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 563 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.85 (506 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (1,125 strikeouts against 418 bases on balls). They have relinquished 150 dingers and they surrender 4.28 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

With 135 save situations, the Reds have amassed 83 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relievers to enter the contest in 50 save chances and they have recorded 31 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 135 times in high leverage situations and on 123 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.1% of 184 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 19th in the league with a save rate of 62.0%, and they have dispatched 457 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (26th in professional baseball). The Reds have racked up 1,024 assists, 76 errors and have notched a total of 3,554 putouts so far this year. In 10,662 innings on the diamond, the Reds are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (8th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Abbott has given up 340 base knocks while tallying 352 K's in 381 frames. Abbott (26-20 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.38 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 143 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.236 and a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.69 and he has gone up against 1,589 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (+102)

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