At Great American Ball Park on Sunday, the Cincinnati Reds (three straight wins) take on the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:40 p.m. ET.
Oddsmakers project the Reds as a tight favorite (-110 moneyline odds to win) against the Rays (-109). The Reds will start Brady Singer (7-8) against the Rays and Shane Baz (8-6).
These squads meet again following the Reds’ 6-2 victory over the Rays yesterday. Graham Ashcraft (1.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 K) earned the win for the Reds. TJ Friedl went 1 for 2 with an RBI to lead the team on offense. Bryan Baker (0.2 IP, 2 R, 0 H, 1 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Rays.
Ahead of this Reds vs. Rays matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Sunday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 12:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Reds (-110, bet $110 to win $100)Underdog: Rays (-109, bet $109 to win $100)Over/under: 9.5Reds vs. Rays: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Sunday, July 27, 2025Game time: 1:40 p.m. ETLocation: Cincinnati, OhioStadium: Great American Ball ParkTV channel: FDSOH and FDSSUNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
Reds stats and trendsReds betting recordsThis season, the Reds have won 25 out of the 48 games, or 52.1%, in which they’ve been favored.Cincinnati is 25-23 this season when entering a game favored by -110 or more on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win from the Reds, based on the moneyline, is 52.4%.Cincinnati’s games have gone over the total in 41 of its 103 chances.In 103 games with a spread this season, the Reds are 55-48-0 ATS.Brady Singer (Reds probable starter)Singer gets the start for the Reds, his 21st of the season. He is 7-8 with a 4.84 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 102 1/3 innings pitched.The right-hander last pitched on Monday against the Washington Nationals, when he went 2 1/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs while giving up five hits.The 28-year-old has a 4.84 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 20 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .256 to opposing hitters.Singer has seven quality starts under his belt this year.Singer has pitched five or more innings in a game 16 times this season entering this matchup.He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his 20 appearances this season.He meets a Rays offense that ranks 10th in the league with 487 runs while batting .256 as a unit. It has a collective .403 slugging percentage (14th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 114 home runs (15th in MLB).Reds batting statsThe Reds have hit 109 homers this season, which ranks 19th in the league.Hitters for Cincinnati have combined for a team rank of 17th in the majors with a .395 team slugging percentage.The Reds’ .247 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.Cincinnati ranks 11th in the majors with 483 total runs scored this season.The Reds have an on-base percentage of .321 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.Cincinnati ranks 22nd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays have been chosen as underdogs in 49 games this year and have walked away with the win 21 times (42.9%) in those games.This season, Tampa Bay has been victorious 20 times in 47 chances when named as an underdog of at least -109 or longer on the moneyline.The Rays have an implied victory probability of 52.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over in 42 of its 105 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The Rays have posted a record of 48-57-0 against the spread this season.Shane Baz (Rays probable starter)Baz (8-6) takes the mound first for the Rays in his 21st start of the season. He’s put together a 4.66 ERA in 114 2/3 innings pitched, with 111 strikeouts.In his last appearance on Monday against the Chicago White Sox, the right-hander went four innings, giving up eight earned runs while surrendering eight hits.The 26-year-old has put together a 4.66 ERA and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings over 20 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .247 to his opponents.Baz is looking to secure his 10th quality start of the year.Baz will try to pick up his 17th game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.7 innings per appearance.He has had four appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.He will face a Reds squad that is hitting .247 as a unit (14th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .395 (17th in the league) with 109 total home runs (19th in MLB action).Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 26-year-old ranks 48th in ERA (4.66), 44th in WHIP (1.298), and 26th in K/9 (8.8).Rays batting statsThe Rays rank 15th in baseball with 114 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.So far this season, Tampa Bay’s .403 slugging percentage is 14th in baseball.The Rays are third in the majors with a .256 batting average.Tampa Bay is the 10th-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.6 runs per game (487 total).The Rays are 12th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .321.