Texas Rangers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-128) Cincinnati (+106)

The Texas Rangers (3-1) are on their way to Great American Ball Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Cincinnati Reds (1-2). The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at -128 and the Reds are priced at +106. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Nathan Eovaldi and Carson Spiers.

Texas has a slugging % of .397 and have been called out on strikes 20 times, while taking a walk on 6 occasions. They have accumulated 13 RBI's in addition to 29 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is .240. The Rangers have hit 4 two-baggers as a team and have hit 5 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 13 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .285. As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 3.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 22nd in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 3 long balls in addition to 11 runs (12th in the league). Texas has conceded 26 base hits (6.5 per 9 innings) as well as 10 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 2.50 on the season (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 42 batters. They have walked 16 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 2.80 as a squad for the year.

The Rangers have dispatched 18 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 7 base runners so far this year and none of them crossed the plate. They have 3 saves so far this year. The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 12 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 8 holds on the year (2nd in MLB). Rangers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 3 times as well as having 9 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have amassed 108 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 30 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding at .993 which has them sitting 8th in baseball, and have accumulated 1 double play. The Rangers have turned 73.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 324 innings, ranking them 15th in the majors.

Eovaldi (91-81 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.01 and he has faced 6,628 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,571 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 445 walks. His ERA is 4.07 (711 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.282. Eovaldi has taken the ball for 1,572 frames and has tallied 1,358 K's during his MLB career.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .282 and a team batting average of .221 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 22 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have earned a total of 21 hits. Cincinnati has a total of 4 HRs on the season as well as 10 runs batted in. The Reds hold a slugging % of .368 and they earn 3.33 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have recorded 2 doubles, while walking 7 times as well as putting up 10 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 0.926 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.74 as a squad so far this year. They come in at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 21. The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 14 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.00 (12 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.30 (25 strikeouts against 4 bases on balls). They have relinquished 5 long balls and they relinquish 4.67 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball).

Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 100.0% of 1 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 6 times in high leverage situations in addition to 1 occasion with runners on base. Sitting with 7 save situations, the Reds have 5 holds and also 1 blown save. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 12 relievers onto the field for the year. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 2 save chances and they have earned 1 save.

Out of their 243 innings played, the Reds hold a efficiency on defense of 75.2% (9th in professional baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 3 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (21st in MLB). The Reds have accrued 22 assists, 2 errors and have a total of 81 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Spiers has allowed 130 base hits while earning 92 K's in 103 innings pitched. Spiers (5-8 career mark) holds a 5.67 earned run average and has conceded 11.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 65 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.589 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and he has faced 474 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-128)

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