The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds in the opening game of the NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday at 9:08 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium. Both teams have not yet named a projected starter.
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Dodgers to win vs Reds -172
Dodgers vs. Reds betting lines
- Favorite: Dodgers (-172)
- Underdog: Reds (+144)
- Over/under: 7
Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Dodgers betting info
- The Dodgers have an 82-60 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 57.7% of those games).
- In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -172 or shorter, Los Angeles has a record of 48-31 (60.8%).
- The Dodgers have a 63.2% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Los Angeles has had an over/under set by bookmakers 162 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 74 of those games (74-78-10).
- The Dodgers are 72-90-0 against the spread this season.
Dodgers hitting info
- Shohei Ohtani paces the Dodgers in home runs (55) and runs batted in (102).
- Ohtani ranks third in homers and 14th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Mookie Betts is hitting .258 with 23 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 61 walks.
- Betts ranks 84th in home runs and 51st in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
- Freddie Freeman paces the Dodgers with a team-best batting average of .295.
- Freeman takes a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .314 with four home runs, four walks and eight RBIs.
- Andy Pages is hitting .272 with 27 doubles, a triple, 27 home runs and 29 walks.
Dodgers pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Dodgers has a collective 9.4 K/9 to lead the majors.
- Los Angeles’ 3.96 team ERA ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Dodgers average MLB’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.260).
- Dodgers pitchers combine to allow the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (175 total, 1.1 per game).
- Los Angeles knocked off the Mariners 6-1 in its last game with 14 strikeouts while allowing five hits.
Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Reds betting info
- The Reds have won 43, or 50%, of the 86 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Cincinnati has entered 16 games this season as the underdog by +144 or more and is 6-10 in those contests.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 41% chance to win.
- Games involving Cincinnati have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 59 of 159 chances this season.
- The Reds are 81-78-0 against the spread this season.
Reds hitting info
- Elly De La Cruz is batting .264 this season with a team-high 22 home runs and 86 RBI.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, De La Cruz’s home run total is 65th, and his RBI total is 37th.
- De La Cruz has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .190 with a home run, a walk and an RBI.
- TJ Friedl is batting .261 with an OBP of .364 and a slugging percentage of .378 this season.
- Friedl is 151st among hitters in MLB in home runs, and 154th in RBI.
- Friedl has safely hit in six games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is batting .282 with two doubles, two home runs, five walks and five RBIs.
- Spencer Steer is slashing .238/.312/.411 this season for the Reds.
- Austin Hays is batting .266 with an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .453 this season.
Reds pitching rankings
- The Reds average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the majors this season.
- Cincinnati has the 11th-ranked ERA (3.87) in the majors this season.
- Reds pitchers have a 1.223 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
- With 190 homers allowed, the Reds rank 16th in the league at preventing long balls.
- Cincinnati pitchers struck out 12 Brewers hitters while allowing seven base hits in a 4-2 loss its last time out.
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