Cincinnati Reds vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+150) Minnesota (-182)

The Minnesota Twins (11-8) will play the Cincinnati Reds (11-8) at Target Field on Saturday. The odds on this game have Cincinnati at +150 while Minnesota is sitting at -182. The total is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Andrew Abbott and Taj Bradley.

The Reds have accounted for 17 doubles as a unit and have smacked 21 balls out of the stadium. Cincinnati is slugging .333 and have struck out 176 times, while being walked on 83 occasions. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are compiling 3.4 runs per outing, which is 28th in baseball. They have 56 RBI's as well as 123 hits this year, and their team batting average is at .200. They have racked up 64 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .299.

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The Reds have an ERA of 3.61 so far this year (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 149 batters. Reds pitchers have conceded 17 home runs and 77 runs (11th in MLB). They have walked 83 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.31 as a unit so far this year. Cincinnati has conceded 147 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 69 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.80 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Reds relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 77.8% and stepped onto the hill in 27 save situations. They have 7 saves so far this year and have not converted 2 of 9 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 34 base runners over the course of the season with 23.5% of those runners crossing the plate. Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 25 times and also have had 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have dispatched 71 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have recorded 17 holds so far this year (2nd in MLB).

The Reds have transformed 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,548 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 7th in professional baseball. The Chicago White Sox have a total of 516 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 168 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 13th in baseball, and have a total of 20 double plays.

Abbott has taken the hill for 433 innings and has earned 395 K's so far in his MLB career. Abbott (28-25 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.48 while he has gone up against 1,819 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.53 (170 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.265. He has given up 401 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 147 walks.

The Twins have a slugging percentage of .399 and they are scoring 5.42 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have hit 23 doubles, while taking a walk 82 times as well as scoring 103 runs. Minnesota has a total of 26 home runs this season to go along with 98 RBIs. They have been rung up on 172 occasions (10th in MLB) and have tallied 143 base knocks. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for an OBP of .333 as well as a team batting average of .232 over the course of the season.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.407 with a FIP of 3.84 as a squad for the year. They are sitting at 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 167. The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 86 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.26 (79 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (154 strikeouts vs 68 bases on balls). They have conceded 13 homers and they give up 4.63 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball).

They are ranked 3rd in the league with a save percentage of 83.3%, and they have sent 63 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 15 times in high leverage situations and also on 18 occasions with runners on base. With 20 save situations, the Twins have 14 holds and 1 blown save. Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 6 save opportunities and they have converted 5 saves. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 23.1% of 26 inherited base runners.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 16 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in pro baseball). The Twins have recorded 140 assists, 10 errors and have accumulated 501 putouts this season. Out of their 1,503 innings on the diamond, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (28th in pro baseball).

Bradley (22-27 career record) has a 4.67 earned run average while surrendering 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has faced 1,736 opposing batters in his career. He has conceded 211 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.300 and a FIP of 4.6. Thus far in his career, Bradley has surrendered 378 base knocks while accumulating 439 punch outs in 406 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-182)

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