Seattle Mariners vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+125) Cincinnati (-150)

The Seattle Mariners (8-8) are hitting the road to Great American Ball Park on Wednesday where they will meet the Cincinnati Reds (8-8). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at +125 and the Reds are sitting at -150. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Bryce Miller and Nick Martinez.

As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are notching 3.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 23rd in MLB. They have notched a total of 61 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .308. The Mariners have accrued 15 doubles as a unit and have smacked 19 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 56 runs batted in in addition to 107 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is at .210. Seattle has a slugging % of .359 and have struck out 138 times, while being walked on 64 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.50 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 15 home runs in addition to 65 total runs (11th in the league). Seattle has conceded 135 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 58 earned runs. The Mariners have an earned run average of 3.54 over the course of the season (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 135 hitters. They have walked 54 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.66 as a team for the year.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 15 times as well as having 22 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 7 holds over the course of the season (25th in the league). The Mariners relievers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 16 save situations. They have compiled 6 saves on the season and have blown 3 out of their 9 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 13 base runners on the year with 38.5% of those runners ended up scoring. The Mariners have dispatched 57 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Mariners have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,326 innings, which ranks them 19th in MLB. The San Francisco Giants have notched a total of 442 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 162 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 9th in MLB, and they have turned 13 double plays.

Miller has thrown 327 innings and has accounted for 303 K's in his career. Miller (20-17 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.52 and he has faced 1,309 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.58 (130 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.067. He has surrendered 270 base knocks (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 79 free passes.

Cincinnati has hit 14 home runs on the year to go along with 59 runs batted in. They have notched 19 doubles, while walking 42 times as well as putting up 62 runs. The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with an OBP of .272 in addition to a team batting average of .200 this year. The Reds have a slugging percentage of .320 and they average 3.88 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 137 instances (14th in MLB) and have accounted for 101 hits.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 51 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 2.87 (45 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 14 home runs and they allow 3.25 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 0.921 with a FIP of 3.43 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (121 strikeouts vs 37 walks). They are sitting at 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 93.

Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 7 save chances and they have come away with 5 saves. They are currently ranked 8th in MLB holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 50 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 16 times in high leverage situations and also on 12 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.3% out of their 17 inherited runners. Sitting with 22 save situations, the Reds have 14 holds and also 2 blown saves.

Out of their 1,272 innings on the diamond, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 77.4% (1st in MLB). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 7 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Reds have accrued 116 assists, 9 errors and have accumulated 424 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Martinez has allowed 793 hits while he has tallied 569 strikeouts in 790 innings. He has allowed 363 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.321 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.27 and he has gone up against 3,373 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Martinez (37-47 career record) has a 4.13 earned run average while surrendering 9.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-150)

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