Toronto Blue Jays vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-132) Cincinnati (+110)

The Cincinnati Reds (69-68) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (78-58) at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blue Jays at -132 while the Reds are priced at +110. The over/under is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jose Berrios and Nick Lodolo.

The Blue Jays have compiled 244 doubles as a squad and have hit 162 balls out of the park. Toronto has a slugging % of .429 and have been called out on strikes 917 times, while taking a walk on 442 occasions. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in baseball. They have accrued 643 runs batted in in addition to 1,240 base knocks this year, while their batting average comes in at .267. They have racked up 667 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .336.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 185 long balls in addition to 615 runs (19th in the league). Toronto has surrendered 1,094 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 569 earned runs. The Blue Jays have a team earned run average of 4.24 for the year (19th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,209 batters. They have walked 434 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.36 as a team this year.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 144 times and also have had 139 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 81 holds for the year (11th in baseball). The Blue Jays bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 63.3% and stepped onto the hill in 144 save situations. They have tallied 38 saves this year and have blown 22 out of their 60 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 206 runners on the season with 30.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Blue Jays have dispatched 471 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 3,623 putouts this year, as well as 1,028 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 23rd in the majors, and have accumulated 96 double plays. The Blue Jays have transformed 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,869 innings, which has them sitting at 12th in the majors.

Berrios (108-82 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.00 while he has gone up against 6,544 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 1,458 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 466 walks. His earned run average is 4.06 (703 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.235. Berrios has taken the hill for 1,557 innings and has accumulated 1,472 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .246 on the year. They have struck out on 1,177 instances (10th in baseball) and have 1,127 hits. Cincinnati has a total of 134 long balls for the year to go along with 569 runs batted in. The Reds hold a team slugging percentage of .390 and they are scoring 4.44 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have tallied 215 two-baggers, while taking a walk 444 times and racking up 604 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have yielded 574 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.84 (514 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 154 homers and they concede 4.29 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 4.07 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 8.50 (1,143 strikeouts vs 426 walks). They come in at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,066.

Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 50 save opportunities and they have converted 31 saves. They are ranked 18th in MLB holding a save percentage of 62.0%, and they have dispatched 464 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 138 times in high leverage situations and on 124 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.1% out of their 184 inherited runners. Sitting with 135 save situations, the Reds have amassed 83 holds and also 19 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 86 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (26th in the majors). The Reds have accrued 1,035 assists, 79 errors and have earned a total of 3,611 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 10,833 innings on the field, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (7th in baseball).

Lodolo (23-21 career record) has a 4.07 ERA and has surrendered 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.87 and he has faced 1,647 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 175 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.206 and a FIP of 4.0. In his MLB career, Lodolo has surrendered 356 hits while he has totaled 430 strikeouts in 387 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+110)

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