GAME:  #909 Reds @ #910 Indians
DATE:    8/6/2020 – 6:10p EST
ODDS:   Reds +108 / indians -118
O/U:  7.5

The Cincinnati Reds (5-7) finish a four-game home-and-home series with the Cleveland Indians (7-6) at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Cincinnati won the first game at home then lost the next 2 games at home and then shut out at Progressive Field in game 3. The Reds have righty, Luis Castillo, starting today and the Indians have righty Carlos Carrasco getting the start. 

WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)

CINCINNATI REDS

The right-hander Luis Castillo gets the start for the Reds today. Castillo has been struggling but he was one of the top pitchers in the National League in 2019.  Castillo is 0-2 and has a 4.50 ERA this season. The Reds have a career batting average of .230 against Carrasco with Joey Votto leading the way with a .462 in 13 at-bats. 

CLEVELAND INDIANS

Carlos Carrasco is a right-hander that is getting the start today for the Indians. Carrasco has a 3.75 ERA in 2 appearances this season. Carrasco went 6 innings and gave up 5 hits and 2 runs in his first appearance and in his second appearance, he went 6 innings giving up 6 hits and 3 runs. The Indians have a career .229 batting average against the Reds, Castillo with only facing him in a total of 35 at-bats. 

BATTER VS PITCHER  (dailybaseballdata.com)

STARTING LINEUPS (baseballpress.com)

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INJURY REPORT (covers.com)

TRENDS (covers.com)

REDS

• Under is 5-0 in Reds last 5 overall.
• Under is 5-0-1 in Castillos last 6 Thursday starts.
• Under is 4-0 in Reds last 4 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
• Under is 5-0 in Reds last 5 on grass.
• Over is 3-0-1 in Castillos last 4 starts on grass.

INDIANS

• Under is 6-0 in Indians last 6 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
• Under is 5-0 in Indians last 5 games as a favorite.
• Under is 6-0 in Indians last 6 Thursday games.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Under is 6-1-1 in the last 8 meetings.
• Reds are 7-20 in the last 27 meetings.
• Reds are 7-19 in the last 26 meetings in Cleveland.

REDS vs INDIANS PREDICTION

The Cleveland Indians offense is struggling big-time, averaging only 2.68 runs per game this season. The only reason they are winning games is that the Indians starting pitching has been outstanding. Today, this stingy Indians pitching staff will be facing a hungry Reds team in a rivalry game. The Reds should be able to produce more offense than the Indians in this game to even up the series. The Bookie is taking the Reds while the public is split on this game with most of the tickets coming in on the Indians while most of the money is coming in on the Reds. The Sharps have also been hitting the Reds. 

The Bookie:       Reds +108 Listed Pitcher Luis Castillo
Fade the Public:   no data
Sharp Action:   Reds +108

2 Units to win 2.16 Units on:  (#909) Reds +108 Listed Pitcher Luis Castillo