Reds vs. Giants: Betting Preview for August 4

Published 1:25 am Sunday, August 4, 2024

The San Francisco Giants (55-57) and the Cincinnati Reds (53-57) will match up on Sunday, August 4 at Great American Ball Park, with Robbie Ray getting the ball for the Giants and Carson Spiers taking the hill for the Reds. The first pitch will be thrown at 12:05 PM ET.

At -125, the Giants are the moneyline favorites in this matchup versus the Reds (+105). The total for this contest is 9. The odds to eclipse the over are -115, while the odds are -105 to go under.

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Reds vs. Giants Game Info

  • Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024
  • Time: 12:05 PM ET
  • Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Venue: Great American Ball Park
  • TV Channel: Roku
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Giants -125
  • Moneyline Underdog: Reds +105
  • Over/Under: 9 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)

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Reds Probable Starting Pitcher

  • The Reds’ Spiers (4-2) will make his seventh start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Monday, when he tossed five innings without allowing a run on one hit in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
  • He has started six games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in two of them.
  • Spiers has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
  • He has three appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 11 chances this season.

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Reds Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Reds’ 123 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
  • Cincinnati is 18th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .394 this season.
  • The Reds have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
  • Cincinnati has scored 483 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 15th in MLB.
  • The Reds have the 24th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.302).
  • The Reds rank 23rd in strikeouts per game (nine) among MLB offenses.
  • Cincinnati pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.88 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
  • Cincinnati strikes out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
  • The Reds rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.248 WHIP this season.

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