Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/11/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, April 11, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+110) Cincinnati (-132)

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (5-8) will meet the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-8) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Pirates at +110 while the Reds are sitting at -132. The total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Bailey Falter and Brady Singer.

Pittsburgh is slugging .301 and have struck out 125 times, while being walked on 52 occasions. They have 44 runs batted in and 87 hits for the year, while their team batting average is at .198. The Pirates have tallied 15 doubles as a squad and have hit 8 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 45 runs scored while having a team OBP of .289. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 3.5 runs/g, which has them at 23rd in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.47 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Pirates pitchers have yielded 8 home runs and also 64 total runs (25th in the league). Pittsburgh has surrendered 116 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 59 earned runs. The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 4.38 over the course of the season (19th in the league), and the staff has rung up 116 hitters. They have walked 47 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.28 as a squad so far this season.

The Pirates have dispatched 47 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 23 base runners on the year and 30.4% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 3 saves this season and have blown 4 of their 7 chances to save the game. The Pirates bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 42.9% and has come into the game in 16 save situations. The relievers have a total of 9 holds this year (11th in baseball). Pirates relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 15 times in addition to having 25 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pirates have turned 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,092 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have 364 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 115 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which has them ranked 27th in baseball, and have 11 double plays.

Falter (18-24 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.66 while going up against 1,469 batters in the majors. He has given up 365 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 89 walks. His ERA is 4.73 (184 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.296. Falter has thrown 350 frames and is sitting with 274 K's during his career.

The Reds have a team SLG% of .329 and they are scoring 3.69 runs per outing (19th in the league). They have 16 doubles, while walking 30 times and recording 48 runs. Cincinnati has accounted for 12 HRs so far this season as well as 48 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 116 occasions (9th in the league) and have recorded 87 hits. The Cincinnati Reds have earned an on-base percentage of .267 in addition to a batting average of .206 for the season.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 46 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.16 (40 earned runs given up). They have given up 12 dingers and they yield 3.63 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 0.982 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.51 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 7.50 (95 strikeouts against 29 free passes). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 83.

Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.5% out of their 16 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 14 times in high leverage situations in addition to 11 occasions with base runners. With 15 save situations, the Reds have amassed 9 holds and 2 blown saves. They rank 16th in MLB with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 41 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Cincinnati has had relievers enter the game in 5 save chances and they have tallied 3 saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 6 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (26th in baseball). The Reds have recorded 96 assists, 9 errors and have a tally of 343 putouts on the campaign. In their 1,029 innings on the field, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 75.6% (2nd in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Singer has allowed 705 hits while he has tallied 660 K's in 697 innings. He has allowed a total of 329 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.323 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 3.04 and he has gone up against 2,983 hitters thus far in his career. Singer (38-44 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.25 earned run average and has conceded 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-132)

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