Cincinnati Reds (2-2) vs Texas Rangers (4-2)
Game Info: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 12:40 pm (Great American Ball Park)
The Line: Betting Odds: Cincinnati Reds -130 / Texas Rangers +110 — Over/Under: 8.5
The Texas Rangers and the Cincinnati Reds meet on Wednesday in MLB action from Great American Ball Park. This will be the finale in a three-game series. Here’s a Rangers vs Reds prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Rangers vs Reds pick. We will examine:
The Texas Rangers’ recent form and player performance
The Cincinnati Reds’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Texas Rangers
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Cincinnati Reds
Recent betting trends in games played between the Rangers and Reds
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Rangers vs Reds game
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
This past weekend in their opening series, Texas took on the Boston Red Sox. The Rangers lost the Thursday matchup 5-2 but came back for victories in the next three installments 4-1, 4-3, and 3-2 to take the set. On Sunday, the Rangers got a pair of solo homers from Wyatt Langford (two hits) and Adolis Garcia along the way.
In Monday’s opener versus the Reds, Texas gave up six runs in the first two innings, and things only got worse from there in a 14-3 blowout loss. Starter Kumar Rocker had 3.0 frames with six earned, seven hits, and two walks.
In the Tuesday game two, the Rangers posted a run in the top of the first inning. That ended up being all the team would need in a 1-0 victory. Texas’ Wyatt Langford had the RBI from his solo homer among two hits.
As a starter for the finale on Wednesday, Texas will send out Jack Leiter. This year, Leiter has a victory in his pocket, going 5.0 innings with one earned run versus the Sox. In his career, Leiter is 1-3 with a 7.97 ERA in 10 games (seven starts).
Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview
Over on the Reds’ side, they kicked off their year with a series versus the San Francisco Giants. Cincinnati managed to win on Saturday 3-2 but lost the other two outings 6-4 and 6-3. In the Sunday loss, the Reds’ Matt McLain and Austin Wynns (two RBI) each had a home run.
On Monday, the Reds bagged six runs in the sixth inning along the way to 14 team hits during the win. Elly De La Cruz posted a whopping seven RBI with four runs, four hits, and two homers during a great outing.
In the Tuesday matchup, Cincinnati did a good job limiting the Rangers’ offense to four hits but had just four hits themselves as well. The Reds’ Carson Spiers bagged 6.0 innings with one earned on three hits and two walks in the tough-luck defeat.
It’ll be Hunter Greene in the starting pitcher slot for the Reds on Wednesday. This season, Greene posted 5.0 innings with two earned runs in a no-decision during his debut. Over his career, Greene is 18-25 with a 3.89 ERA in 73 starts total.
Why the Cincinnati Reds will win
- The Rangers have lost each of their last six road games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Reds have won 17 of their last 19 games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Reds have covered the run line in each of their last nine games against the Rangers.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games against National League opponents.
- The Reds have led after 5 innings in three of their last four day games against the Rangers.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Reds have lost nine of their last 11 games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The underdogs have won four of the last five games between the Rangers and Reds at Great American Ball Park.
- The Reds have failed to cover the run line in 13 of their last 14 games as home favorites against American League opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in 12 of the last 13 games between the Rangers and Reds.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Reds’ last four games as favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Rangers’ last six road games against NL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Rangers’ last eight games at Great American Ball Park.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Reds’ last four games against American League opponents.
Rangers vs Reds Prediction
I’m going to lean toward the Rangers. Leiter managed a nice outing in his debut this year, posting 5.0 frames against the Sox on Friday with one earned on five hits and a walk alongside four strikeouts. The bullpen was effective behind him, with 4.0 clean innings, three hits, one walk, and three Ks. As for Greene, he left with a lead in his debut, giving up two on three hits and a walk with eight Ks in 5.0 frames.
The Rangers weren’t looking great on offense Tuesday, but thanks to Nathon Eovaldi going the distance (9.0 innings; four hits; eight Ks; no earned; no walks) in a stellar outing, it didn’t matter. Texas has three or more runs in four of six games this year, going 3-1. In the other two, they’ve got a combined three runs, going 1-1 (including Tuesday’s win). Plating a few more runs on Wednesday would certainly be a good idea.