San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 3/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-160) Cincinnati (+132)

The Cincinnati Reds (77-85 last season) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (80-82 last year) at Great American Ball Park on Sunday. The line on this matchup has the Giants at -160 and the Reds are at +132. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Robbie Ray and Nick Martinez.

San Francisco owned a slugging percentage of .396 and were called out on strikes 1,452 times, while being walked on 492 occasions. They recorded 661 runs batted in and 1,303 hits over the course of last year, while their batting average was at .239. The Giants tallied 266 doubles as a team and smacked 177 balls out of the park. They accumulated 693 runs scored and held an on-base percentage of .305. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants notched 4.3 runs per outing, which ranked them 17th in the league.

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The Giants held a team earned run average of 4.10 for the previous season (19th in the league), and they rung up 1,436 hitters. Giants pitchers conceded 153 home runs and 699 runs in total (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff walked 526 opposing players and their FIP finished at 3.80 as a unit during the previous year. San Francisco conceded 1,339 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 653 earned runs. They accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and the pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.30.

The Giants dispatched 564 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the prior season. The relief pitchers inherited 194 runners in the prior season and 35.1% of them ended up scoring. They earned 36 saves over the course of the prior season and did not convert 19 of 55 chances to get a save. The Giants bullpen accumulated a save rate of 65.5% and entered the game in 157 save situations. The relief pitchers notched 99 holds over the course of the prior season (7th in MLB). Giants relief pitchers entered the game with players on base 132 times as well as having 155 outings in high leverage situations.

The Giants turned 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,903 innings on the diamond, which ranked them 26th in the majors. The Seattle Mariners accumulated 4,301 putouts over the course of the prior season, as well as 1,558 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .986 which ranked 10th in pro baseball, and they turned 135 double plays.

Ray (77-73 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.92 and he has gone up against 5,342 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,102 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 535 walks. His earned run average is 3.98 (557 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.301. Ray has pitched in 1,258 innings and has earned 1,548 K's in his career.

The Cincinnati Reds tallied a team OBP of .305 and a team batting average of .231 for the previous season. They were called out on strikes on 1,459 occasions (9th in the league) and notched a total of 1,230 base hits. Cincinnati knocked in 174 home runs over the course of the prior season to go along with 663 runs batted in. The Reds held a team slugging % of .388 and they were scoring 4.31 runs per game (16th in baseball). They hit 257 two-baggers, while walking 496 times as well as scoring 699 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff relinquished 694 runs last season while having an ERA of 4.09 (649 earned runs allowed). They allowed 196 homers and they relinquished 4.37 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Reds had a team WHIP of 1.253 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a unit last year. Their K/BB ratio came in at 8.60 (1,370 strikeouts against 487 bases on balls). They ranked 13th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,302.

Finishing with 132 save situations, the Reds recorded 78 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. Cincinnati called on relievers to step onto the mound in 51 save opportunities and they converted 36 saves. Their relief pitchers came in 155 times in high leverage situations in addition to 145 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relief pitchers had an inherited score percentage of 31.1% out of 225 inherited runners. They were ranked 3rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.6%, and they sent 534 relievers onto the diamond last year.

The Cincinnati Reds had 100 double plays and notched a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in professional baseball). The Reds had 1,213 assists, 96 errors and a tally of 4,284 putouts for the previous season. Out of their 12,852 innings played, the Reds finished with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (15th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Martinez has allowed 777 hits while he has accumulated 554 strikeouts in 774 innings. Martinez (37-45 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.09 earned run average and has surrendered 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 352 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.323 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and he has faced 3,304 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+132)

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