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San Diego Padres vs. Cincinnati Reds
The San Diego Padres and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Great American Ball Park.
The Padres will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Dylan Cease in this game. Cease has a 3-6 record and a 4.43 ERA this season.
It'll be Nick Martinez toeing the rubber for the Reds in this contest. Right hander Martinez is 4-8 with a 4.40 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Padres as -139-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total opened at 9.
Last time out for Cincinnati, they were a 7-1 loser as they battled the Yankees on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -208 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Padres were a 1-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Nationals. That made winners of bettors who got San Diego at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.
San Diego:
Team record: 44-36 SU
San Diego is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
Cincinnati:
Team record: 42-39 SU
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Next up:
San Diego at Cincinnati Saturday, June 28