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Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

August 9, 2025
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Cincinnati will try to snap a three-game skid after a 3-2 defeat against the Pirates on Friday. The Reds will have Nick Martinez on the mound, and they have won his past four starts while he has only allowed eight runs on 19 hits in 21 1/3 innings, including a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers on July 30 when he gave up two runs on four hits in six innings. Martinez faced the Pirates on May 25 and allowed a run on four hits in six innings. Braxton Ashcraft will start in what likely will be a bullpen game for Pittsburgh. He has appeared in 17 games, and all but one have been in relief. The UNDER is 6-0-1 in Cincinnati's past seven road games, and the Reds have gone UNDER five straight Saturday games. The UNDER is 6-0-1 when Cincinnati is on the road against teams with winning home records. Six of seven meetings have stayed UNDER. Take the Reds and the UNDER.

1.5 units on Cincinnati -101 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 2.99)
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WIN
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 8.5 -110 (risk 1 to return 1.91)
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