Cincinnati Reds vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/8/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-122) Miami (+102)

The Miami Marlins (6-4) welcome the Cincinnati Reds (7-3) at LoanDepot Park on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Cincinnati at -122 and Miami opens at +102. The over/under is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Brady Singer and Eury Perez.

The Reds have accumulated 9 doubles as a team and have hit 10 baseballs out of the park. Cincinnati is slugging .333 and have struck out 95 times, while drawing a walk on 37 occasions. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are recording 2.8 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in the league. They have earned 27 runs batted in as well as 70 hits so far this season, while their team batting average sits at .210. They have a total of 28 runs scored while having a team OBP of .290.

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The Reds hold a team ERA of 2.93 over the course of the season (5th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 94 batters. Reds pitchers have conceded 10 long balls and also 30 runs (3rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 39 opposing players and their FIP is 3.92 as a squad this year. Cincinnati has allowed 69 hits (6.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 30 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.17.

The Reds have sent 39 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 16 base runners for the year with 12.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have a total of 13 holds so far this year (1st in the league). Reds pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 12 times in addition to having 21 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 6 saves over the course of the season and have blown 2 of their 8 chances to save the game.

The Reds have converted 74.6% of balls in play into outs out of 828 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in the majors. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 276 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 83 assists and no errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at 1.000 which puts them in 1st in pro baseball, and have a total of 8 double plays.

Singer has pitched in 864 innings and is sitting with 818 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Singer (50-56 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.18 while he has gone up against 3,692 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.24 (407 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.311. He has conceded 856 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 277 walks.

The Miami Marlins have accumulated an OBP of .335 as well as a team batting average of .260 this year. They have struck out on 77 occasions (27th in baseball) and have notched a total of 85 base hits. Miami has recorded 8 long balls on the year as well as 48 runs batted in. The Marlins have a team slugging percentage of .416 and they are recording 4.90 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have 19 two-baggers, while getting a free base 31 times and notching 49 runs.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.170 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.60 (94 strikeouts against 41 walks). They rank 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 62. They have allowed 9 homers and they allow 4.40 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have given up 43 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.89 (38 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 8 save situations, the Marlins have accumulated 3 holds in addition to 1 blown save. Miami has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 4 save opportunities and they have walked away with 3 saves. Miami relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.6% out of their 7 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 9 times in high leverage situations in addition to 5 occasions with runners on base. They rank 11th in MLB with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 29 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

In their 792 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 73.6% (5th in baseball). The Miami Marlins have turned 3 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .976 (26th in the majors). The Marlins have racked up 68 assists, 8 errors and have earned a total of 264 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Perez has surrendered 147 base hits while accumulating 225 punch outs in 197 innings pitched. He has given up 84 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.100 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.21 and he has faced 806 hitters so far in his MLB career. Perez (12-13 career record) has a 3.83 ERA and has given up 6.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+102)

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