Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Reds.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-128) Cincinnati (+106)

Great American Ball Park is where the Cincinnati Reds (70-81) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (92-59) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -128 while Cincinnati is sitting at +106. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bobby Miller and Brady Singer.

The Dodgers have earned 245 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 188 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .421 and have been called out on strikes 1,185 times, while taking a walk on 583 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are compiling 5.0 runs per contest, which is 4th in the league. They have compiled 705 runs batted in as well as 1,293 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .255. They have a total of 749 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .337.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.03 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.16. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 166 long balls and also 572 total runs (2nd in baseball). Los Angeles has given up 1,089 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 540 earned runs. The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.64 on the year (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,398 hitters. They have walked 461 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.80 as a team on the season.

Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 109 times as well as having 161 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 95 holds over the course of the season (8th in baseball). The Dodgers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 67.2% and have entered the game in 160 save situations. They have recorded 43 saves this year and have blown 21 of their 64 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 175 runners on the campaign with 34.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Dodgers have sent 492 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a total of 4,010 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,212 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 3rd in MLB, and have accumulated 85 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,030 innings on the field, which has them ranked 2nd in MLB.

Miller has taken the hill for 188 innings and has tallied 180 K's during his pro baseball career. Miller (14-8 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 5.33 while he has gone up against 804 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.41 (113 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.340. He has surrendered 186 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 66 free passes.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with an on-base percentage of .306 and a batting average of .229 on the season. They have struck out on 1,445 occasions (1st in baseball) and have a total of 1,148 base hits. Cincinnati has 200 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 597 RBIs. The Reds hold a slugging percentage of .395 and they are scoring 4.14 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have put up 210 doubles, while taking a walk 532 times and putting up 625 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 777 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.87 (723 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 201 home runs and they relinquish 5.23 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.445 in addition to having a FIP of 4.80 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (1,220 strikeouts against 624 free passes). They are sitting at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,306.

Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.8% out of their 234 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 178 times in high leverage situations and on 157 occasions with base runners. With 147 save situations, the Reds have recorded 82 holds and 22 blown saves. They are ranked 14th in baseball holding a save rate of 64.5%, and they have sent 536 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 107 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in MLB). The Reds have accrued 1,216 assists, 87 errors and have a total of 4,008 putouts this season. In their 12,024 innings played, the Reds have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in MLB).

Singer (56-70 career mark) has a 4.41 ERA and has given up 9.1 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and he has faced 4,333 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 492 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.340 and a FIP of 4.3. During his career, Singer has conceded 1,017 base knocks while he has accumulated 933 strikeouts in 1,005 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+106)

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