Red Hot Cincinnati Hosts St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals vs Reds Runline a Viable Option in Game

Don’t look now, but the Cincinnati Reds are the hottest team in the National League. The Reds followed up a sweep of the Dodgers with an opening-game victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. The Reds have won four straight, but are still in the cellar in the NL Central. St. Louis is two games in front of the Reds in the MLB standings despite a -43 run differential. Cincinnati is -1 on the season. Tuesday’s pitchers are expected to be Kyle Gibson for St. Louis and Andrew Abbott for Cincinnati. The Reds are -118 and the total on the game is 9.5-under (-120). The Cardinals vs Reds runline has Cincinnati -1.5 runs at +165.

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Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio
Day/Time: TV & Live Stream: BSOH

Gibson is 3-2 on the season with a 3.81 ERA. The Cardinals are 5-5 when he takes the mound and 2-2 when he starts on the road. Gibson lasted just four innings last start against Baltimore, allowing three unearned runs. It was the first time he hasn’t gone at least five innings this season. The Cardinals are 3-3 when Gibson goes off as an underdog, so they’ve squeezed out a slight profit.

Abbott is 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA, and the Reds are 5-5 when he starts. He’s pitched better at home, although the Reds are just 2-2. The Reds are 1-1 when Abbott starts as a favorite. He’s allowed just one run in his last two starts, which were seven innings each. Abbott has just one start where he’s allowed more than three earned runs. Cincinnati hasn’t given Abbott a lot of run support. The Reds have scored one run in four of his 10 starts.

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Cincinnati Gets Slight Edge on Offense

The Reds don’t hold an offensive advantage over many teams, but St. Louis is one of them. Cincinnati is scoring 4.2 runs per game, which is No. 20 in the MLB rankings. St. Louis is averaging 3.9 runs per game. Neither team hits for a lot of power. The Reds are No. 19 in home runs, and St. Louis is ranked No. 27. St. Louis is hitting for a higher batting average than the Reds, but Cincinnati is making the most of its opportunities. The Cardinals haven’t shown much difference in scoring against left-handers compared to right-handers. St. Louis is 6-6 against left-handed starters this season.

The Reds are allowing 4.2 runs per game, while St. Louis allows 4.7. The two bullpens have been pretty close to each other, with the Reds getting the slightest of edges. The difference so far has been in the starting pitchers.

St. Louis saw its five-game winning streak end on Monday and is playing .500 baseball for the month of May. After a dreadful start to the month, the Reds are still just 8-16 in May even with the four-game winning streak. Cincinnati could move into a tie with Pittsburgh, depending on the MLB scores today.

The Reds deserve to be small favorites here. Abbott is pitching well at home and the Reds are playing better the past five days. The price is reasonable, but the Cardinals vs Reds runline returns a solid payout on Cincinnati.

The moneyline wager doesn’t offer a lot of value, although the under looks like a fair wager. The Cardinals vs Reds runline wager on Cincinnati isn’t the worst bet you can make in this one.

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