Reds vs. Cardinals: Betting Preview for Sept. 12
Published 1:24 am Thursday, September 12, 2024
The St. Louis Cardinals (73-72) and the Cincinnati Reds (71-76) will go head to head on Thursday, Sept. 12 at Busch Stadium, with Sonny Gray pitching for the Cardinals and Jakob Junis toeing the rubber for the Reds. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:15 p.m. ET.
At +145, the Reds are listed as the moneyline underdogs in this game versus the Cardinals, who are -175. The over/under for this contest has been listed at 7.5.
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Reds vs. Cardinals Game Info
- Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
- Time: 1:15 p.m. ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Venue: Busch Stadium
- TV Channel: BSOH
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Cardinals -175
- Moneyline Underdog: Reds +145
- Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Reds Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Reds’ Junis (4-0) will make his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander did not allow a run in five innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the New York Mets.
- Junis has one start of five or more innings this season in three chances. He averages 2.4 innings per outing.
- He has 12 appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 21 chances this season.
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Reds Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Reds’ 164 home runs rank 14th in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 428 extra-base hits, Cincinnati ranks 18th in MLB with a .393 slugging percentage this season.
- The Reds have a team batting average of just .232 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
- Cincinnati ranks 15th in the majors with 646 total runs scored this season.
- The Reds have an OBP of .305 this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Reds rank 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.1 whiffs per contest.
- Cincinnati has pitched to a 4.05 ERA this season, which ranks 16th in baseball.
- Cincinnati strikes out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 11th in MLB.
- The Reds have a combined WHIP of 1.246 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
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