At Great American Ball Park on Thursday, the Cincinnati Reds (seven straight defeats) take on the Arizona Diamondbacks at 1:10 PM ET.
The Diamondbacks are an underdog (+109 on the moneyline to win) when they square off against the Reds (-129). The scheduled starters are Hunter Greene (1-2) for the Cincinnati Reds, and Slade Cecconi (1-2) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Yesterday, the Diamondbacks picked up a 4-3 win over the Reds, with Jordan Montgomery (7.0 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 2 K) earning the win for the Diamondbacks. Eugenio Suarez finished 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI to lead the offense. Graham Ashcraft (5.0 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 2 K) was credited with the loss for the Reds.
Before the Reds vs. Diamondbacks matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Arizona Diamondbacks odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Reds (-129, bet $129 to win $100)
- Underdog: Diamondbacks (+109, bet $100 to win $109)
- Over/under: 9
Reds vs. Diamondbacks: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Great American Ball Park
- TV Channel: Diamondbacks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Reds stats and trends
Reds betting records
- This season, the Reds have won 11 out of the 18 games, or 61.1%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Cincinnati has a record of 7-5, a 58.3% win rate, when favored by -129 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The Reds have a 56.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- So far this season, Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 18 of 36 games with a total.
- The Reds are 18-17-0 against the spread this season.
Hunter Greene (Reds probable starter)
- Greene gets the start for the Reds, his eighth of the season. He is 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 40 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last appeared on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went 5 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 3.12, with 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents have a .217 batting average against him.
- Greene is trying to secure his third quality start of the year in this game.
- Greene will try to build on a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.7 innings per appearance).
- He is looking to have his third straight outing with no earned runs allowed.
- The opposing Diamondbacks offense has a collective .248 batting average, and is eighth in the league with 311 total hits and sixth in MLB play with 185 runs scored. It has the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.389) and ranks 19th in home runs (35) in all of MLB.
- The 24-year-old’s 3.12 ERA ranks 32nd, 1.165 WHIP ranks 44th, and 10.5 K/9 ranks 11th among qualifying pitchers this season.
Reds batting stats
- The Reds’ 34 home runs rank 20th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Cincinnati have combined to rank 26th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .354 this season.
- The Reds rank last in MLB with a team batting average of just .209.
- Cincinnati has scored 157 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Reds are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 28th with an OBP of .288.
- Cincinnati ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.6 whiffs per contest.
Diamondbacks stats and trends
Diamondbacks betting records
- The Diamondbacks have been chosen as underdogs in 18 games this year and have walked away with the win six times (33.3%) in those games.
- This year, Arizona has won three of 10 games when listed as at least +109 or worse on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Diamondbacks have a 47.8% chance of pulling out a win.
- Arizona’s games have gone over the total in 15 of its 37 opportunities.
- The Diamondbacks have posted a record of 17-19-0 against the spread this season.
Slade Cecconi (Diamondbacks probable starter)
- Cecconi gets the start for the Diamondbacks, his fourth of the season. He is 1-2 with a 4.96 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last appeared on Saturday against the San Diego Padres, when he went 4 1/3 innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up five hits.
- In three games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.96, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .169 against him.
- Cecconi enters this outing with two quality starts under his belt this year.
- Cecconi will try to pick up his third outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.4 innings per appearance.
- He will face off against a Reds offense that ranks last in the league with 242 total hits (on a .209 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .354 (26th in the league) with 34 total home runs (20th in MLB action).
Diamondbacks batting stats
- The Diamondbacks average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 19th in baseball with 35 total home runs .
- So far this season, Arizona ranks 16th in baseball, slugging .389.
- The Diamondbacks rank ninth in the majors with a .248 batting average.
- The offense for Arizona is No. 6 in baseball, scoring 5.0 runs per game (185 total runs).
- The Diamondbacks are eighth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .323.
