Orioles vs. Reds Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 18, 2025

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The Baltimore Orioles (7-10) and the Cincinnati Reds (9-10) meet on Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Orioles are favored (-159) against the underdog Reds (+134). Cade Povich starts for Baltimore while Cincinnati will counter with Andrew Abbott.

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Orioles to win vs Reds -159

Bet $20, Payout $32.58

Orioles vs. Reds betting lines

  • Favorite: Orioles (-159)
  • Underdog: Reds (+134)
  • Over/under: 9

Orioles betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Orioles betting info

  • The Orioles have been the moneyline favorite eight total times this season. They’ve gone 3-5 in those games.
  • Baltimore has not yet played as moneyline favorites of -159 or shorter.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Orioles have an implied win probability of 61.4%.
  • Baltimore has played in 17 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 10 times (10-5-2).
  • The Orioles have covered just 35.3% of their games this season, going 6-11-0 ATS.

Orioles hitting info

  • Cedric Mullins paces the Orioles with four home runs and 17 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .308.
  • Among all batters in MLB action, Mullins’ home run total ranks 27th and his RBI tally ranks eighth.
  • Mullins brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .308 with two doubles, a home run, six walks and three RBI.
  • Adley Rutschman is hitting .222 with two doubles, three home runs and seven walks.
  • Rutschman currently ranks 55th in homers and 149th in RBI in the bigs.
  • Ryan O’Hearn is hitting .302 with three doubles, two home runs and six walks.
  • O’Hearn enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .286 with a home run, three walks and an RBI.
  • Tyler O’Neill has three doubles, a triple, two home runs and four walks while batting .265.

Orioles pitching rankings

  • The Orioles pitching staff is 29th in the majors with a collective 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Baltimore has the 24th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.44).
  • Pitchers for the Orioles combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in the majors (1.426).
  • Orioles pitchers combine to allow the eighth-fewest home runs in baseball (17 total, one per game).
  • Baltimore struck out seven Guardians batters while giving up eight hits in a 9-1 win in its last game.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

  • The Reds have entered the game as underdogs 12 times this season and won five, or 41.7%, of those games.
  • Cincinnati has played as an underdog of +134 or more once this season and won that game.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 42.7% chance of a victory for the Reds.
  • Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over the total this season in eight of its 19 opportunities.
  • The Reds are 11-8-0 against the spread this season.

Reds hitting info

  • Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in home runs with three and runs batted in with 18.
  • De La Cruz ranks 55th in home runs and fifth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • TJ Friedl has 19 hits and an OBP of .321 to go with a slugging percentage of .338 this season.
  • Friedl is 145th in homers and 127th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
  • Friedl enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .316 with a double, a walk and two RBI.
  • Matt McLain leads Cincinnati in home runs with three. He’s driven in six runs and is slugging .486.
  • Jose Trevino is batting .286 with an OBP of .342 and a slugging percentage of .457 this season.

Reds pitching rankings

  • The Reds average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (eight) in the majors this season.
  • Cincinnati pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.09 ERA this year, third-best in baseball.
  • The Reds have a combined WHIP of just 1.035 as a pitching staff, which is the first-best in baseball this season.
  • With 21 homers allowed, the Reds rank 18th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Cincinnati pitchers struck out nine Mariners hitters while allowing 13 base hits in an 11-7 loss its last time out.
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