Best MLB bets today: Reds vs. Dodgers prediction, picks, props for August 25
Check out the SportsLine Projection Model's best MLB picks for Monday's contest between Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles
There are only two MLB division races where the margin between the first-place team and second-place team is fewer than five games: the AL West and NL West. The Houston Astros lead the Seattle Mariners by a tight two-game margin, while the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are tied atop their division. The Dodgers will look to gain some ground this week, starting with a series against the Cincinnati Reds. They begin their series tonight in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 25, at 10:10 p.m. ET on MLB Network.
Those interested in MLB betting at the top sportsbooks can get the latest Reds vs. Dodgers odds, predictions and player props from the SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every game 10,000 times.
The Reds will be sending out flamethrower Hunter Greene (5-3, 2.63 ERA), while Emmet Sheehan (4-2, 4.17 ERA) gets the nod for the Dodgers. Greene matched a season high with 12 punchouts in his last start against the Los Angeles Angels. Sheehan has had a bumpy August thus far, allowing nine earned runs (11 runs overall) in 16 innings this month for a 5.06 ERA—which has raised his ERA this season from 3.00 to 4.17.
Greene's strikeouts prop at FanDuel Sportsbook sits at 6.5 (Over -120, Under -112), while Sheehan's is at 5.5 (Over +120, Under -154). The SportsLine Projection Model rates both Greene's Over (projection of 6.8 strikeouts) and Sheehan's Under (projection of 5.2 strikeouts) as 3-star recommendations out of 5 stars.
Shohei Ohtani is tied for the second-most home runs in all of baseball with 45, along with Kyle Schwarber. Ohtani doesn't have a lot of time to catch MLB home run leader Cal Raleigh (49), but he does have +172 odds to leave the yard in Monday's game. Fellow Dodger Teoscar Hernandez is next at +360, while Reds star Elly De La Cruz is at +370.
Here are the SportsLine Projection Model's picks for Reds vs. Dodgers on Monday:
CINCINNATI REDS at LOS ANGELES DODGERS | 8/25 | 10:10 PM ET
Money line
Pick: Reds +122
Cincinnati wins in 44% of simulations, bringing value at these odds
Run line
Pick: Reds +1.5 (-169)
Cincinnati covers in 65% of simulations, bringing value at these odds
Over/Under
Pick: Over 8 (-108)
The Over hits in 59.6% of simulations
Projected score: Dodgers 5.2, Reds 4.7
