The Atlanta Braves (81-69) travel to face off against the Cincinnati Reds (73-78) on Tuesday, September 17th. This game will be played at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati and televised on BSSO. Both the Braves and Reds are looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. First pitch is set for 5:40 CT.

Braves vs. Reds Betting Prediction

• Money Line Prediction: Braves (-120)
• Over/Under Prediction: Over 9 Runs

• The Braves have scored 5 or more runs in 7 of their last 15 games.
• The Braves have a 5-2 record in their last 7 road games.
• The Braves have won 3 of their last 4 games against the Reds.
• The Braves have a higher overall league rank (7th) compared to the Reds (10th).
• The Braves have a positive run differential in their last 15 games, scoring 64 runs while allowing 61.

Braves vs Reds

The Reds Took The Last Game Of This Series

The Braves will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Dodgers with a 9-0 loss. Atlanta was the +116 underdog at home going into this matchup. Things really got away from the Braves in the 7th inning, as the Dodgers scored six runs in the inning. Atlanta’s offense scored their only four runs in the 2nd.

Max Fried put together a good start for the Braves, going six innings and giving up just three runs on two hits. He also issued three walks and took the loss. The Braves couldnjson’t get anything going against the Dodgers bullpen and finished with only four hits.

Atlanta’s over/under record for games with a total of 9 runs or more is 10-14-3 this season, and their games have averaged 8.1 runs per game. The Braves are 5-5 in their last ten games and trail the Phillies by nine games in the NL East with an 81-69 overall record.

When it comes to the run line, the Braves are 40-35 on the road and 53-66 overall. As the favorite, they have a 68-51 record straight up, and their overall series record this season is 26-17-7. The Braves will be the favorite on the road in today’s game.

Grant Holmes Gets The Start For The Braves

Grant Holmes is getting the start for the Braves today and has made 22 appearances out of the bullpen this season. He has made one quality start and is averaging 8.89 strikeouts per nine innings. Holmes’ ERA for the season is 3.79, and his record is 2-1. Most recently, he faced the Reds on September 9th and finished with a no-decision, giving up two hits and a walk in 1 1/3 innings of work. Before that outing, he had given up at least one earned run in three straight appearances.

Braves Offense Breakdown

Marcell Ozuna has been the Braves’ top hitter this season, batting .302 with 37 home runs and 98 RBIs, which is 9th best in the league. Over his last six games, Jorge Soler has been on fire, going 9/20 with a home run and four RBIs. During this stretch, he has scored six runs. Soler is also on a six-game hitting streak. Overall, Soler is batting .270 with 31 homers.

As a team, the Braves are averaging 4.3 runs per game and are one of the league’s top home run-hitting teams. However, they are just 25th in the league in home batting average, at 3.9 runs per game. Overall, they are batting .240, which is 15th in the league.

The Reds Took The Last Game Of This Series

The Reds will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Twins with a 9-2 loss. Cincinnati was the +150 underdog on the road going into this matchup. Things started off well for the Reds, as they got on the board with two runs in the 4th inning but gave up the lead right away as the Twins scored three times in the bottom of the 4th.

Rhett Lowder got the start for the Reds and took the loss. He only lasted 5 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits. Offensively, the Reds only had two fewer hits than the Twins but scored just two runs. Both of their runs came in the 4th inning.

As underdogs, the Reds have a 40-45 record and are 33-33 when favored. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games and have an overall series record of 19-27-3. Cincinnati is 73-78 overall and 4th in the NL Central, 14.5 games behind the Brewers.

This season, the Reds have been good against the run line with an 82-69 record. On the road, they are 47-29 vs. the run line. The over has hit in 70 of their 144 games at home, with their games averaging 8.7 runs. The over has hit in three straight games, and the O/U line for today’s game is set at 9 runs.

Brandon Williamson Gets The Start For The Reds

Brandon Williamson will be making his 3rd start of the season for the Reds, and he has yet to pick up a win. Williamson has gone 5 innings in both of his starts, and he has 10 strikeouts to just 3 walks. He has given up just 1 earned run in each of his first two starts.

Reds Offense Breakdown

Elly De La Cruz has been a consistent run producer for the Reds this season, batting .257 with 24 homers and 69 RBIs. His 69 RBIs are the 2nd most in the league. Spencer Steer has also been a good power source for the Reds, as his 19 homers are 3rd on the team, but he is batting just .232. However, Steer is currently on a 3-game hitting streak and has gone deep twice in his last nine games, going 11/31 during that stretch.

Overall, the Reds are averaging 4.4 runs per game and are 14th in the league in home runs. As a team, they are batting just .233, which is 19th in the league. Currently, they are 15th in the league in scoring and have been about an average offense both at home and on the road.

Braves vs Reds Prediction

There are a few different ways you could look to play this Braves and Reds matchup, but we are going to stick with the money line and have the Braves coming out on top by a score of 6-5. You can get the Braves at -120, and with this payout, we like this bet compared to the over/under line, which is sitting at nine runs.

Looking at some of the starting pitcher’s projections, Grant Holmes is predicted to finish with six strikeouts, and we have Brandon Williamson ending with just four. As for the Braves and their offense, they are our top team in terms of projected hits and also home runs.

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