Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, August 24, 2026

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

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

The San Francisco Giants (52-77) will take on the Cincinnati Reds (62-68) at Oracle Park on Monday. The odds on this game have Cincinnati at +102 and San Francisco opens at -122. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Chase Burns and Carson Whisenhunt.

The Reds have hit 185 doubles as a squad and have hit 169 balls out of the stadium. Cincinnati is slugging .393 and have struck out 1,236 times, while being walked on 466 occasions. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 24th in the league. They have tallied 510 runs batted in and 978 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .227. They have 534 runs scored and hold an OBP of .306.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.41. Reds pitchers have allowed 162 home runs and 626 total runs (24th in MLB). Cincinnati has given up 1,093 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 579 earned runs. The Reds have compiled a team earned run average of 4.51 this season (24th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,047 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 539 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.66 as a team on the season.

Reds bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 138 times and also have had 162 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 73 holds on the campaign (10th in the league). The Reds relievers have a save rate of 62.3% and have come into the game in 129 save situations. They have accumulated 33 saves on the year and have not converted 20 out of their 53 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 198 base runners for the year and 28.3% of them ended up scoring. The Reds have dispatched 457 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Cincinnati Reds have notched a total of 3,468 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,048 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which ranks 20th in the majors, and have a total of 89 double plays. The Reds have transformed 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,404 innings on the field, which has them ranked 14th in MLB.

Burns has thrown 179 innings and is sitting with 226 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 3.02 (60 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.161. He has allowed 144 hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 64 free passes. Burns (14-5 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 2.97 and he has gone up against 736 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .405 and they have an average of 4.02 runs per game (26th in baseball). They have put up 214 two-baggers, while getting a free base 343 times as well as putting up 519 runs. San Francisco has accumulated 143 home runs on the season to go along with 499 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,029 occasions (24th in MLB) and have earned 1,082 hits. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .305 in addition to a batting average of .247 so far this season.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.362 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.16 as a squad so far this year. They are sitting at 16th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,061. The San Francisco pitching staff have yielded 598 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.35 (549 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (971 strikeouts vs 486 walks). They have conceded 118 homers and they allow 4.74 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

They rank 26th in MLB holding a save rate of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 404 relievers to the hill on the year. Their relievers have come in 108 times in high leverage situations and on 146 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 106 save situations, the Giants have recorded 62 holds and also 20 blown saves. San Francisco has had relief pitchers take the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have walked away with 24 saves. San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.4% out of 223 inherited runners.

In 10,227 innings on the diamond, the Giants are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (19th in pro baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 119 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in professional baseball). The Giants have accrued 1,214 assists, 84 errors and have accounted for 3,409 putouts for the season.

Whisenhunt (5-5 career mark) has a 6.21 ERA while surrendering 10.0 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.22 and he has gone up against 255 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 38 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.688 and having a FIP of 6.1. In his MLB career, Whisenhunt has allowed 61 hits while accumulating 39 punch outs in 55 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco (-122)

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