Dodgers vs. Reds NL Wild Card Series Game 2 Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups October 1, 2025

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The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds for Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday at 9:08 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers have a 1-0 series lead. Los Angeles has Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting things off, and Cincinnati will send out Zack Littell.

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Moneyline

Dodgers to win vs Reds -267

Bet $20, Payout $27.49

Dodgers vs. Reds betting lines

  • Favorite: Dodgers (-267)
  • Underdog: Reds (+216)
  • Over/under: 8

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

  • The Dodgers have won 83 of the 143 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (58%).
  • In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -267 or shorter, Los Angeles has a 16-5 record (winning 76.2% of its games).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Dodgers have an implied win probability of 72.8%.
  • Los Angeles has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 163 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 75 of those games (75-78-10).
  • The Dodgers have collected a 73-90-0 record ATS this season (covering 44.8% of the time).

Dodgers hitting info

  • Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 55 home runs and 102 runs batted in.
  • Among all hitters in MLB play, Ohtani’s home run total ranks third and his RBI tally ranks 14th.
  • Ohtani has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .304 with a double, a triple, four home runs, a walk and six RBIs.
  • Mookie Betts is hitting .258 with 23 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 61 walks.
  • Betts currently ranks 84th in home runs and 51st in RBI in the majors.
  • Freddie Freeman has accumulated a team-best batting average of .295.
  • Freeman enters this game on an eight-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .314 with a double, three home runs, five walks and seven RBIs.
  • Andy Pages has 27 doubles, a triple, 27 home runs and 29 walks while batting .272.

Dodgers pitching rankings

  • The Dodgers pitching staff ranks first in the majors with a collective 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Los Angeles has a 3.96 team ERA that ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Dodgers have the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.260).
  • The Dodgers surrender the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (175 total, 1.1 per game).
  • Los Angeles defeated the Reds 10-5 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

  • This season, the Reds have been the underdog 87 times and won 43, or 49.4%, of those games.
  • Cincinnati has not been a bigger underdog this season than the +216 moneyline set for this game.
  • The Reds have a 31.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 60 of its 160 opportunities.
  • In 160 games with a spread this season, the Reds are 81-79-0 ATS.

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 MLB, De La Cruz ranks 65th in home runs and 37th in RBI.
  • TJ Friedl has collected 151 hits this season and has an OBP of .364. He’s slugging .378 on the year.
  • Friedl currently is 151st in homers and 154th in RBI in the big leagues.
  • Spencer Steer has 121 hits this season and a slash line of .238/.312/.411.
  • Steer enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with a double, three walks and two RBIs.
  • Austin Hays has collected 101 hits this season and has an OBP of .315. He’s slugging .453 on the year.

Reds pitching rankings

  • The Reds strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 11th in MLB.
  • Cincinnati pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.87 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
  • The Reds have a combined 1.223 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
  • The Reds have given up the 16th-fewest long balls so far this season with 190 home runs allowed.
  • Last time out, Cincinnati fell to the Dodgers 10-5. Its pitchers compiled 12 strikeouts and 15 hits allowed.
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