Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/12/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+220) Cincinnati (-275)

Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (5-8) will compete against the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-8) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Pirates at +220 while the Reds are at -275. The over/under is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Andrew Heaney and Andrew Abbott.

The Pirates have earned 15 doubles as a squad and have hit 8 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh owns a slugging percentage of .301 and have struck out 125 times, while taking a walk on 52 occasions. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 3.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 23rd in MLB. They have earned 44 RBI's as well as 87 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is .198. They are sitting with 45 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .289.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Pirates pitchers have conceded 8 home runs in addition to 64 total runs (25th in baseball). Pittsburgh has allowed 116 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 59 earned runs. The Pirates hold a team earned run average of 4.38 on the campaign (19th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 116 batters. They have walked 47 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.28 as a team for the season.

The Pirates relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 42.9% and stepped onto the hill in 16 save situations. The relievers have inherited 23 runners this year and 30.4% of them earned a run for their team. Pirates pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 15 times and also have had 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 47 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have a total of 9 holds for the season (11th in the league). They have earned 3 saves on the year and have missed out on 4 of their 7 save opportunities.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned 364 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 115 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which puts them in 27th in MLB, and they have turned 11 double plays. The Pirates have converted 66.9% of balls in play into outs in their 1,092 innings on the diamond, ranking them 26th in MLB.

Heaney has taken the ball for 1,026 innings and has racked up 1,082 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Heaney (51-62 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.35 while he has faced 4,376 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.42 (504 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.261. He has allowed 993 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 301 free passes.

Cincinnati has hit 12 long balls so far this season and 48 runs batted in. They have recorded 16 two-baggers, while taking a walk 30 times as well as scoring 48 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have earned a team on-base percentage of .267 as well as a batting average of .206 for the year. The Reds have a slugging percentage of .329 and they average 3.69 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have been rung up on 116 instances (9th in the league) and have earned a total of 87 base knocks.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 0.982 and have a FIP of 3.51 as a team for the year. They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 83. The Cincinnati pitching staff have relinquished 46 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.16 (40 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.50 (95 strikeouts against 29 bases on balls). They have conceded 12 long balls and they relinquish 3.63 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score rate of 37.5% of 16 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 14 times in high leverage situations in addition to 11 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Reds have accumulated 9 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They sit at 16th in the league holding a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 41 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. Cincinnati has had relievers take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have converted 3 saves.

Out of their 1,029 innings played, the Reds have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 75.6% (2nd in MLB). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 6 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (26th in professional baseball). The Reds have accrued 96 assists, 9 errors and are sitting with 343 putouts on the campaign.

Abbott (18-16 career mark) has a 3.79 earned run average while surrendering 8.3 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.44 and he has gone up against 1,045 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 104 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.307 and having a FIP of 3.7. During his MLB career, Abbott has conceded 227 base hits while earning 234 K's in 247 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-275)

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