The Cincinnati Reds (68-66) host the St. Louis Cardinals (65-69) on Friday at 6:40 p.m. ET in an outing between two teams on losing streaks. The favored Reds (-128) have dropped three straight, while the underdog Cardinals (+108) are losers of their last two. Zack Littell starts for Cincinnati while St. Louis will counter with Matthew Liberatore.

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Reds vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Reds (-128)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+108)
• Over/under: 9

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have won 30 of the 57 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (52.6%).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -128 or shorter, Cincinnati has an 18-14 record (winning 56.2% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Reds’ implied win probability is 56.1%.
• In the 131 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Cincinnati, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 49 times (49-76-6).
• The Reds have put together a 69-62-0 record against the spread this season (covering 52.7% of the time).

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds in home runs (19) and runs batted in (77).
• In MLB play, De La Cruz ranks 62nd in home runs and 24th in RBI.
• De La Cruz has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .227 with a double.
• TJ Friedl has 18 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 62 walks while batting .266.
• Friedl ranks 177th in home runs and 183rd in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Friedl enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .238 with two walks and an RBI.
• Spencer Steer has 19 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 41 walks while batting .235.
• Austin Hays is hitting .266 with 13 doubles, five triples, 11 home runs and 27 walks.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds pitching staff is 12th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cincinnati has the 10th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.85).
• The Reds have the ninth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.240).
• The Reds allow the 15th-fewest home runs in baseball (150 total, 1.1 per game).
• Cincinnati its 5-1 loss the last time out, the team struck out nine Dodgers batters while allowing seven hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• This season, the Cardinals have been the underdog 72 times and won 34, or 47.2%, of those games.
• This season, St. Louis has won 19 of its 48 games, or 39.6%, when it’s the underdog by at least +108 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 48.1% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
• St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 68 of its 133 opportunities.
• The Cardinals have an ATS record of 67-66-0 in 133 games with a spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Alec Burleson leads St. Louis with a batting average of .288. He’s also hit 16 home runs with 60 RBI.
• Burleson ranks 92nd in homers and 79th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Willson Contreras is batting .257 this season with a team-high 19 home runs and 73 RBI.
• Contreras ranks 62nd among hitters in MLB in homers, and 37th in RBI.
• Masyn Winn has 117 hits this season and a slash line of .256/.312/.372.
• Lars Nootbaar has 95 hits and an OBP of .328 to go with a slugging percentage of .377 this season.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals strike out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
• St. Louis has pitched to a 4.31 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
• The Cardinals rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.305 WHIP this season.
• The Cardinals have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 135, or 1.0 per game.
• Last time out, St. Louis fell to the Pirates 2-1. Its pitchers compiled nine strikeouts and three hits allowed.