Giants vs Reds Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for July 17 (Logan Webb Terrorizes Cincinnati Batters)

The San Francisco Giants (52-41) gun for their sixth straight win when they visit the Cincinnati Reds (50-44) on Monday.

Giants vs Reds Game Info

• Date: Monday, July 17, 2023
• Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
• Venue: Great American Ball Park -- Cincinnati, Ohio
• Coverage: NBC Sports Bay Area, Bally Sports Ohio

A five-run 10th-inning performance helped lift the Giants to an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday. Meanwhile, the Reds lost for the fourth time in as many games with Sunday's 4-3 loss at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Giants vs Reds Odds & Spread

• All MLB betting lines, odds, and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: SF: (-148) | CIN: (+126)
• Spread: SF: -1.5 (+108) | CIN: +1.5 (-130)
• Total: 9.5 -- Over: (-122) | Under: (+100)

The Giants enter this contest as road favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 7:10 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 9.5 runs with the Over being favored at -122 odds.

Giants vs Reds Betting Trends

• San Francisco is 14-4 straight up (SU) in its last 18 road games.
• Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last seven home games against San Francisco.
• The total has hit the Under in six of San Francisco's last eight games.
• The total has hit the Under in five of Cincinnati's last seven games played in July.

Giants vs Reds Prediction & Pick

The Giants have done a great job at creating separation during their five-game winning streak. They outscored those opponents 23-12 on aggregate over that stretch while allowing three or fewer runs three times. It'll be interesting to see if Logan Webb can keep the streak going. The veteran starting pitcher struck out 10 batters as he pitched a complete game shutout in his last outing on July 9.

With the way that the Reds' batters have been performing, Webb has a good shot at another strong showing. Cincinnati has only produced three runs over the last four games with .117/.197/.175 splits, getting shut out thrice along the way.

Even if the Reds' bats wake up, it isn't like rookie Brandon Williamson has been solid at home this season. In five previous starts at the Great American Ball Park, the 25-year-old left is 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA and 1.313 WHIP.

With the Giants being 14-4 SU in their last eight road games and 5-2 SU in their previous seven trips to Cincinnati, I like their odds of winning tonight. The Reds can't be trusted and are playing some demoralized version of baseball at the moment. Until their bats wake up, it's best to fade the home team.

Final Score Prediction: Giants: 4 | Reds: 2

Giants vs Reds Best Bet

I like Logan Webb recording 7+ strikeouts (+138) as the best bet tonight. The Giants' righty is already averaging 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings and finished his last two appearances with 10+ K's.

Webb now has the privilege of facing the Reds, who have been a pitcher's dream lately. Cincinnati's batters have been struck out an average of 12 times over the last six games, finishing with at least a dozen strikeouts four times. Considering that Webb had six K's in as many innings in his last game against the Reds (June 2022), I like his odds of finishing with at least seven.

Bet: Logan Webb to Record 7+ Strikeouts: (+138)

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