The New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds meet Wednesday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. Here’s a New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction. This article will include a New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds Pick.

New York Yankees Betting Preview

The New York Yankees are 45-34 on the year and play the Athletics, Blue Jays, and Mets next. The New York Yankees are batting .254 on the season, have a .335 OBP, and a .449 slugging percentage. The New York Yankees pitching staff has a 3.51 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Aaron Judge leads the New York Yankees with 107 hits and 62 RBI, while Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger have combined for 153 hits and 70 RBI. 

Max Fried gets the ball for the New York Yankees, and he is 9-2 with a 2.05 ERA and 97 strikeouts this season. Fried is 2-2 with a 4.58 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Cincinnati Reds.

Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview

The Cincinnati Reds are 42-38 on the year and play the Padres, Red Sox, and Phillies next. The Cincinnati Reds are batting .248 on the season, have a .321 OBP, and a .403 slugging percentage. The Cincinnati Reds pitching staff has a 3.81 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. TJ Friedl leads the Cincinnati Reds with 85 hits and 30 RBI while Elly De La Cruz and Spencer Steer have combined for 149 hits and 82 RBI.

Brady Singer gets the ball for the Cincinnati Reds, and he is 7-5 with a 4.13 ERA and 67 strikeouts this season. Singer is 0-2 with a 5.23 ERA and 35 strikeouts in his career against the New York Yankees.

Why the Cincinnati Reds will win

The Reds have won nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against American League opponents.
The Yankees have lost each of their last five games as favorites following a road loss.
The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games against the Reds following a loss.
The Reds have covered the run line each of their last six night games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
The Yankees have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four road night games.

Why the New York Yankees will win

The Reds have lost four of their last five night games following an extra innings win.
The Yankees have won four of their last five road games against NL Central opponents following a road loss.
The Reds have failed to cover the run line each of their last seven Wednesday games against teams that held a winning record.
The road team has covered the run line in nine of the last 11 games between the Yankees and Reds.
The Reds have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs.
The Yankees have led after 3 innings in four of their last five night games against National League opponents that held a winning record.

Cincinnati Reds Player Prop Facts

Elly De La Cruz has hit a home run in five of the Reds’ last seven games as underdogs.
TJ Friedl has recorded at least one hit in each of the Reds’ last nine night games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Spencer Steer has recorded a Double in three of the Reds’ last four home games against AL opponents.
Brady Singer has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Brady Singer ranks T9th in the league for Wins (7) this season.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

Aaron Judge has hit a home run in three of the Yankees’ last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
Max Fried has recorded six or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight appearances with his team as a road favorite against NL opponents.
Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances with his team as a road favorite against the Reds.
Max Fried has recorded a win in each of his last five appearances in night games against NL Central teams that held a winning record.
Max Fried ranks T1st in the league for Wins (9) this season.

New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction

The Reds are playing some of their best ball of the season, and Singer has been solid lately, allowing seven runs in his last 22 innings. The difference in this spot is Fried is a legit CY Young contender with his 2.05 ERA and 0.96 WHIP on the season. Fried has a .206 allowed batting average on the season and has a 2.26 ERA on the road in 51.2 innings. If there was a guy who can get the Yankees back on track, it’s Fried. I’m going to lean toward the Yankees to prevent the sweep.

Randy Chambers's Pick: New York Yankees