Toronto Blue Jays vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-210) Cincinnati (+172)

The Cincinnati Reds (70-68) will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (79-59) at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at -210 and the Reds are at +172. The total is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Shane Bieber and Zack Littell.

As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.9 runs/g, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have accumulated 679 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .337. The Blue Jays have accounted for 249 doubles as a team and have smacked 164 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 655 RBI's in addition to 1,261 hits this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .268. Toronto has a slugging percentage of .429 and have been called out on strikes 928 times, while being walked on 447 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 187 home runs and 624 total runs (19th in the league). Toronto has conceded 1,118 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 578 earned runs. The Blue Jays have a team ERA of 4.25 this year (20th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,224 hitters. They have walked 436 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.35 as a squad on the campaign.

The Blue Jays relievers have earned a save percentage of 62.3% and have come into the game in 147 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 213 base runners this season and 30.0% of them ended up scoring. Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 148 times as well as having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 479 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers are sitting with 82 holds this season (11th in the league). They have compiled 38 saves for the season and have blown 23 of their 61 save opportunities.

The Blue Jays have transformed 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,025 innings, which has them sitting at 14th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have a total of 3,675 putouts this season, in addition to 1,046 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them ranked 25th in baseball, and they have turned 98 double plays.

Bieber has thrown 854 innings and has earned 973 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.21 (305 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.109. He has conceded 759 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 188 free passes. Bieber (63-33 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.17 while he has gone up against 3,456 batters during his time in the majors.

Cincinnati has hit 136 HRs for the year and 581 runs batted in. They have recorded 220 doubles, while walking 451 times and notching 616 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have earned an on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .247 over the course of the season. The Reds have a SLG% of .391 and they are earning 4.46 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,196 occasions (11th in baseball) and have recorded 1,148 base knocks.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 582 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.85 (522 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 157 homers and they surrender 4.29 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.236 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.07 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,165 strikeouts vs 428 bases on balls). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,081.

Cincinnati has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 52 save chances and they have tallied 32 saves. They sit at 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.5%, and they have sent 472 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Their relievers have come in 142 times in high leverage situations and also on 125 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.7% out of their 186 inherited base runners. With 142 save situations, the Reds have amassed 88 holds in addition to 20 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 88 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (26th in pro baseball). The Reds have accrued 1,045 assists, 79 errors and have accumulated 3,665 putouts for the season. In their 10,995 innings on the field, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (6th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Littell has given up 577 hits while tallying 476 punch outs in 577 innings pitched. Littell (33-29 career mark) is the owner of a 3.84 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 246 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.225 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.66 and he has gone up against 2,411 batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-210)

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