Reds vs Athletics Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Apr 29

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  • The Reds are -155 favorites vs the Athletics
  • Reds starting pitcher: Christian Greene
  • Athletics starting pitcher: Kyle Muller
  • Watch the game on NBCS-CA

The Cincinnati Reds (-155) visit Oakland Coliseum to take on the Oakland Athletics (+130) on Saturday, April 29, 2023. First pitch is scheduled for 4:07pm EDT in Oakland.

The Reds are the betting favorite in this game, with the run line sitting at -1.5 (+105).

The Reds vs Athletics Over/Under is 8 total runs for the game.

This season, the Reds are 11-15 against the spread (ATS), while the Athletics are 10-17 ATS.

Reds vs. Athletics Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Reds-1.5 +105O 8 -115-155
Athletics +1.5 -130U 8 -105+130

Reds vs Athletics Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Reds will win Saturday‘s MLB matchup with 65.7% confidence.

This prediction factors in starting pitchers, recent team and player hitting performances, the last 5 games for both the Reds and Athletics and up-to-date player injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Reds players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Reds Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Jonathan India has hit the Runs Over in 17 of his last 26 games (+12.05 Units / 46% ROI)
  • TJ Friedl has hit the Hits Over in 18 of his last 21 games (+12.05 Units / 31% ROI)
  • Jonathan India has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 18 of his last 26 games (+9.40 Units / 32% ROI)
  • TJ Friedl has hit the Singles Over in 14 of his last 21 games (+9.05 Units / 42% ROI)
  • TJ Friedl has hit the Runs Under in 11 of his last 12 games (+8.90 Units / 38% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Athletics players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Athletics Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Esteury Ruiz has hit the Singles Over in 14 of his last 20 games (+8.75 Units / 40% ROI)
  • Conner Capel has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 11 of his last 13 games (+8.45 Units / 44% ROI)
  • Kevin Smith has hit the Hits Over in 9 of his last 10 games (+8.00 Units / 67% ROI)
  • Kevin Smith has hit the Total Bases Over in 9 of his last 10 games (+8.00 Units / 65% ROI)
  • Kevin Smith has hit the Singles Over in 7 of his last 10 games (+7.85 Units / 79% ROI)

Athletics vs Reds Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Tyler Stephenson 0.5 +750 0.5 -2500
Jonathan India 0.5 +675 0.5 -2500
Conner Capel 0.5 +850 0.5 -5000
Henry Ramos 0.5 +750 0.5 -3000
Spencer Steer 0.5 +625 0.5 -2000

Athletics vs Reds Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Tyler Stephenson 0.5 -210 0.5 +160
Jonathan India 0.5 -185 0.5 +140
Conner Capel 0.5 +105 0.5 -140
Henry Ramos 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Spencer Steer 0.5 -210 0.5 +155

Athletics vs Reds RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Tyler Stephenson 0.5 +175 0.5 -225
Jonathan India 0.5 +250 0.5 -350
Conner Capel 0.5 +360 0.5 -550
Henry Ramos 0.5 +185 0.5 -250
Spencer Steer 0.5 +220 0.5 -300

Athletics vs Reds Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Kyle Muller 4.5 -105 4.5 -125
Hunter Greene 7.5 +110 7.5 -150
  • The Cincinnati Reds have covered the Run Line in 17 of their last 25 games (+8.60 Units / 26% ROI)
  • The Cincinnati Reds have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 16 of their last 26 games (+4.75 Units / 15% ROI)
  • The Cincinnati Reds have hit the Team Total Under in 4 of their last 5 away games (+3.00 Units / 54% ROI)
  • The Cincinnati Reds have hit the Moneyline in 4 of their last 5 games (+2.95 Units / 54% ROI)
  • The Cincinnati Reds have hit the Game Total Under in 4 of their last 5 away games (+2.85 Units / 50% ROI)
  • The Oakland Athletics have hit the Game Total Over in 17 of their last 24 games (+10.45 Units / 39% ROI)
  • The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 13 of their last 17 games (+9.15 Units / 44% ROI)
  • The Oakland Athletics have hit the Team Total Under in 9 of their last 13 games (+4.20 Units / 27% ROI)
  • The Oakland Athletics have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 4 of their last 6 games at home (+1.30 Units / 18% ROI)

Reds Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this MLB season, the Reds have gone 17-9 against the Run Line (+7.6 Units / 22.52% ROI).

  • 11-15 when betting on the Moneyline for -3.3 Units / -11.85% ROI
  • 14-12 when betting on the total runs Over for +1.05 Units / 3.74% ROI
  • 12-14 when betting on the total runs Under for -3.7 Units / -12.69% ROI

Athletics Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this MLB season, the Athletics have gone 10-17 against the Run Line (-9.5 Units / -30.79% ROI).

  • 5-22 when betting on the Moneyline for -13.2 Units / -48.8% ROI
  • 18-8 when betting on the total runs Over for +9.05 Units / 30.02% ROI
  • 8-18 when betting on the total runs Under for -11.5 Units / -39.18% ROI

Hunter Greene has thrown 577 fastballs at 100+ MPH since last season — most among pitchers in MLB — 100th Percentile.

Opponents are hitting .483 (29-for-60) against Hunter Greene on the first pitch of at-bats since last season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 74 total IP; League Avg: .340 — 0 Percentile.

Hunter Greene has thrown 95 fastballs at 100+ MPH this season — 2nd most among pitchers in MLB — 97th Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 30% (113/371) against Hunter Greene since last season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 74 total IP; League Avg: 43% — first Percentile.

Athletics Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Hitters swung at 61% of Joe Musgrove’s pitches in the zone (870/1,432) in 2022 — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 67% — second Percentile.

Opponents had a swing rate of just 40% (793/1,988) against Joe Musgrove in non-two strike counts in 2022 — 4th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 44% — eighth Percentile.

Opponents had a swing rate of just 26% (190/739) against Joe Musgrove on the first pitch of at-bats in 2022 — 3rd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 32% — sixth Percentile.

Opponents had a groundball rate of 44% (32/72) against Joe Musgrove on elevated fastballs in 2022 — 9th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 64 total IP; League Avg: 31% — 93rd Percentile.

Reds Keys to the Game vs. the Athletics

The Reds are just 20-22 (.476) when they’ve hit 2 or more home runs since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .707.

The Reds are 3-12 (.200) when trailing entering the 8th inning this season — tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .095.

The Reds are just 61-6 (.910) when leading entering the 9th inning since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .955.

The Reds are just 2-9 (.182) on the road this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .496.

Athletics Keys to the Game vs. the Reds

The Athletics are just 0-1 (.000) when leading entering the 8th inning this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .905.

The Athletics are just 1-2 (.333) when leading entering the 7th inning this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .875.

The Athletics are just 3-7 (.300) when scoring 5 or more runs this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .801.

The Athletics are just 56-6 (.903) when leading entering the 9th inning since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .955.

The Reds have a winning percentage of just 10% on the road this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.

Reds hitters are slugging just .365 against RHP since last season — tied for 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .394.

Reds hitters are slugging just .344 on the road since last season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .390.

The Reds have a winning percentage of just 33% on the road since last season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: 47%.

The Athletics are batting just .209 at home since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .246.

Athletics hitters are slugging just .162 on pitches out of the zone since the 2021 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .210.

Athletics hitters have an OPS of just .609 (3,372 PA’s) at home since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .720.

Athletics hitters have an OBP of just .282 (5,066 PA’s) against RHP since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .311.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of .339 against Reds pitchers this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: .244.

Reds pitchers have walked 151 of 1,655 batters (9%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since last season — 3rd highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Opponents have a miss rate of 28% against Reds pitchers this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Reds pitchers have walked 706 of 7,232 batters (10%) since last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Athletics pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 35% with two-strikes this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Athletics pitchers have an ERA of 9.16 (116.0 IP) on the road this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.38.

Athletics pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 15% versus hitters not batting 3-4-5 in the order this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 23%.

Athletics pitchers have an ERA of 8.05 (236.0 IP) this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.30.

Athletics vs. Reds Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • Trevor May (Athletics): Personal, D15
  • Dany Jiménez (Athletics): Shoulder, D60
  • Adrián Martínez (Athletics): Elbow, D15
  • Kirby Snead (Athletics): Shoulder, D60
  • Manuel Piña (Athletics): Wrist, D10
  • Seth Brown (Athletics): Oblique, D10
  • Paul Blackburn (Athletics): Finger, D15
  • Frederic Tarnok (Athletics): Undisclosed, D60
  • Tejay Antone (Reds): Elbow, D60
  • Justin Dunn (Reds): Shoulder, D60
  • Antonio Santillan (Reds): Back, D60
  • Connor Overton (Reds): Elbow, D15
  • William Myers (Reds): Undisclosed, D10
  • Vladimir Gutierrez (Reds): Elbow, D60
  • Joseph Votto (Reds): Bicep/Shoulder, D10

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