Reds at Brewers
O/U 7.5 · RL Brewers -1.5 · American Family Field
The pick & result
- Published pick
- Cincinnati Reds ML +154
- Published odds
- +154
- Result
- Won
- Final score
- 4-3
Odds are the American price printed with this pick, not a current offer. Wins, losses and pushes remain on the public record; a missing grade is not a win.
The line
DRAFTKINGS · 9 moves| Market | Opened Sep 13 10:14 AM | Close Sep 13 2:05 PM | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPREAD | Brewers -1.5 (+108) | Brewers -1.5 (+105) | Price |
| TOTAL | 8 (-112) | 8 (-114) | Price |
| MONEYLINE | Brewers -199 | Brewers -206 | −7 |
Every move, in order ›
| When | Spread | Total | Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPENSep 13 10:14 AM | Brewers -1.5 (+108) | 8 (-112) | Brewers -199 · Reds +163 |
| Sep 13 10:31 AM | Brewers -1.5 (+109) | 8 (-114) | Brewers -194 · Reds +159 |
| Sep 13 11:14 AM | Brewers -1.5 (+110) | 8 (-114) | Brewers -189 · Reds +156 |
| Sep 13 11:17 AM | Brewers -1.5 (+113) | 8 (-114) | Brewers -189 · Reds +156 |
| Sep 13 11:24 AM | Brewers -1.5 (+113) | 8 (-112) | Brewers -194 · Reds +159 |
| Sep 13 11:31 AM | Brewers -1.5 (+104) | 8 (-112) | Brewers -208 · Reds +170 |
| Sep 13 12:40 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+108) | 8 (-112) | Brewers -206 · Reds +169 |
| Sep 13 1:35 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+108) | 8 (-114) | Brewers -200 · Reds +164 |
| Sep 13 2:00 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+105) | 8 (-114) | Brewers -201 · Reds +164 |
| CLOSESep 13 2:05 PM | Brewers -1.5 (+105) | 8 (-114) | Brewers -206 · Reds +168 |
The read
Sunday afternoon at American Family Field: Milwaukee is chasing the sweep, and Cincinnati is trying to change the direction of this series. I’m taking the Reds at +154 because their advantage in starting pitching comes with a favorable matchup for their confirmed batting order. Cincinnati’s starter carries a 2.73 ERA and 1.14 WHIP, compared with Milwaukee’s 4.43 ERA and 1.28 WHIP. Those figures describe sustained performance, and they support Cincinnati’s opportunity to keep this game manageable while its offense works against the opposing starter.
The lineup matchup is what moves me toward Cincinnati. Milwaukee’s left-hander has allowed a .825 OPS to right-handed hitters versus .569 to left-handed hitters. Cincinnati has five right-handed hitters and two switch-hitters in its confirmed order, putting most of the lineup on the more productive side of those opponent splits. Handedness does not make every hitter equally dangerous, but this is a relevant connection between the pitching evidence and today’s batting order. The price already accounts for the scheduled starters; my judgment is that Cincinnati’s combination of starting pitching and lineup handedness deserves more respect at +154.
Milwaukee’s stronger late-inning relief options are the biggest objection, particularly behind an offense that scored 33 runs across the opening games of this series. Its left-handed hitters also face the more permissive side of Cincinnati’s starter’s splits, so the Reds’ pitching advantage has a credible counterweight. Cincinnati needs effective innings from its starter and enough offensive production to give its bullpen a workable assignment. I accept that late-inning risk because the Reds have two connected ways to build a winning position today. Milwaukee’s recent dominance makes the favorite understandable; this particular starting matchup and confirmed Cincinnati order make the underdog my choice.
The research
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STARTER FORM
Chase Burns: 5.11 ERA over his last 3 starts
5.11Chase Burns has a 5.11 ERA and 1.46 WHIP across his last three starts and 12.1 IP. His season marks are a 2.73 ERA and 1.14 WHIP; no lineup details are supplied for CIN at MIL.
HEAT CHECK
Elly De La Cruz: 1.360 OPS in Last 15 Days
1.360Elly De La Cruz has a 1.360 OPS over the last 15 days in 47 AB. His season baseline is .872.
William Contreras: 1.123 OPS in Last 15 Days
1.123William Contreras has a 1.123 OPS over the last 15 days in 47 AB. His season mark is .764.
HR THREAT
Eugenio Suarez
+500Gary's Take Suárez is the long shot I want here. He has homered three times in September, just hit one in this park Saturday, and his power has been much louder lately.
FIRST INNING
YRFI watch: first innings have been live on both sides of CIN @ MIL
YRFIA run was scored by either team in the first inning in 8 of 10 sampled MIL games and 9 of 10 sampled CIN games. 2026 first-inning pitching samples — Robert Gasser: 3.06 ERA, .224 opponent AVG across 17.2 IP, 1 HR; Chase Burns: 1.67 ERA, .183 opponent AVG across 27.0 IP, 3 HR.
BALLPARK
At American Family Field, Chase Burns pitches to a 2.09 ERA
2.09Chase Burns has a 2.09 ERA and .195 average allowed over 73.1 innings and 13 games at American Family Field, versus a 3.36 ERA across 75.0 innings elsewhere. The nearly even workloads favor his results there but do not isolate a park effect entering CIN at MIL.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Brewers are 9-3 vs Reds this season
9-3Milwaukee is 9-3 against Cincinnati across 12 meetings this season, including a 13-9 win in the latest meeting. The pitchers and locations from those games are not supplied, limiting the record’s connection to tonight in Milwaukee.
TEAM RECORD
Brewers 7-1 in Robert Gasser's last 8 starts
7-1The Brewers are 7-1 across Robert Gasser’s last eight starts this season, including three straight wins. He starts tonight at home against Cincinnati.
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Props on this game
3- GARY'S PICKCHASE BURNSK'S OVER 3.5
Burns has cleared this number in each of his last eight starts, and Milwaukee’s lineup carries plenty of swing-and-miss risk. His slider remains the separator, while the Brewers’ right-handed bats must deal with a 97-mph fastball and a breaking ball producing consistent whiffs. Even if Milwaukee scores, Burns has enough strikeout upside to get over 3.5.
- GARY'S PICKROBERT GASSERPITCHER HITS ALLOWED OVER 3.5
Gasser has allowed at least four hits in five of his last eight starts, and Cincinnati’s order is built to pressure a left-hander. The Reds have five right-handed hitters and two switch-hitters in the lineup, while Gasser has been much more vulnerable to right-handed bats. Cincinnati’s recent offense has been uneven, but four hits is a modest bar against a starter averaging fewer than five innings per outing.
- THE LONG SHOTEUGENIO SUAREZHR OVER 0.5
Suárez is the long shot I want here. He has homered three times in September, just hit one in this park Saturday, and his power has been much louder lately. Gasser’s sinker and cutter are the softer parts of his arsenal, and he has allowed a .825 OPS to right-handed hitters. At +500, Suárez only needs one mistake in a favorable hitting environment to make this price worthwhile.
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