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Reds at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 18

Its Friday, April 18 and the Reds (9-10) are in Baltimore to take on the Orioles (8-10).

Andrew Abbott is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati against Cade Povich for Baltimore.

Baltimore took two of three against Cleveland in their previous series. It was their first series win of the year. Tomoyuki Sugano gave up two runs in seven innings for the O’s. The Reds take the field Friday having lost their last two. Thursday, they lost 11-7 in 10 innings to the Mariners. Elly De La Cruz went 2-4 in the loss for Cincinnati.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Reds at Orioles

Date: Friday, April 18, 2025
Time: 7:05PM EST
Site: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
City: Baltimore, MD
Network/Streaming: FDSNOH, MASN2

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Odds for the Reds at the Orioles

The latest odds as of Friday:

Moneyline: Reds (+132), Orioles (-157)
Spread: Orioles -1.5
Total: 9.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Reds at Orioles

Pitching matchup for April 18, 2025: Andrew Abbott vs. Cade Povich
- Reds: Andrew Abbott (1-0, 1.80 ERA)
  Last outing: 4/12 vs. Pittsburgh - 5IP, 1ER, 2H, 2BB, 5Ks
- Orioles: Cade Povich (0-1, 3.60 ERA)
  Last outing: 4/13 vs. Toronto - 4.2IP, 2ER, 7H, 1BB, 2Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Reds at Orioles

The Game Totals in Orioles’ games are 11-5-2 to the OVER this season
The UNDER is 4-3 in the Reds’ 7 road games this season
The Reds are 11-8 on the Run Line this season
Gunnar Henderson is 7-17 over his last 4 games

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Reds and the Orioles

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Reds and the Orioles:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Baltimore Orioles on the Moneyline.
Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Cincinnati Reds at +1.5.
Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 9.0.

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