Cincinnati Reds vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, April 18, 2025

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-182) Baltimore (+150)

The Cincinnati Reds (9-9) are on their way to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday where they will meet the Baltimore Orioles (7-10). The odds on this game have Cincinnati at -182 and Baltimore is sitting at +150. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Andrew Abbott and Cade Povich.

The Reds have accumulated 23 doubles as a team and have hit 15 balls out of the park. Cincinnati has a slugging % of .329 and have struck out 155 times, while taking a walk on 51 occasions. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 18th in baseball. They have accounted for 70 RBI's and 120 hits on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .210. They have tallied 73 runs and have an OBP of .284.

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The Reds have a team earned run average of 2.99 this year (3rd in MLB), and they have struck out 141 hitters. Reds pitchers have conceded 18 home runs and 60 runs (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 46 opposing players and their FIP is 3.63 as a team for the season. Cincinnati has surrendered 109 hits (6.2 per 9 innings) and also 53 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.07 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 0.97.

Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 15 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 17 holds on the campaign (3rd in the league). The Reds relief pitchers have a save rate of 71.4% and has come into the game in 25 save situations. They have compiled 5 saves this year and have not converted 2 of their 7 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 23 base runners this season and 26.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Reds have sent 59 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Reds have turned 76.9% of balls in play into outs in their 1,434 innings, which has them sitting 1st in the majors. The Chicago White Sox have 478 putouts thus far, in addition to 130 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them sitting 19th in MLB, and have a total of 7 double plays.

Abbott has pitched in 252 innings and has 239 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.75 (105 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.297. He has surrendered 229 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 98 free passes. Abbott (19-16 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.69 and he has gone up against 1,064 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Baltimore has tallied 20 home runs this season as well as 71 runs batted in. They have hit 23 doubles, while walking 48 times as well as notching 78 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have a team on-base percentage of .300 in addition to a team batting average of .233 so far this season. The Orioles hold a team SLG% of .392 and they average 4.59 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 139 occasions (23rd in the league) and have a total of 130 hits.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.426 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.20 (118 strikeouts vs 52 walks). They are sitting at 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 159. They have yielded 17 long balls and they allow 4.80 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 79 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.44 (73 earned runs surrendered).

Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.1% out of their 26 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 13 times in high leverage situations and on 19 occasions with runners on. With 15 save situations, the Orioles have recorded 12 holds and also 1 blown save. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 60 relievers to the mound for the year. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 2 save chances and they have earned 1 save.

In 1,332 innings played, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (26th in the majors). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 19 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Orioles have recorded 155 assists, 8 errors and have amassed 444 putouts during this campaign.

Povich (3-10 career win-loss record) has a 4.97 ERA and has given up 9.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.24 and he has faced 421 opposing hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 52 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.497 and having a FIP of 4.9. During his career, Povich has allowed 104 hits while earning 83 strikeouts in 94 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (+150)

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