The Cincinnati Reds (37-35) will host the Minnesota Twins (36-35), Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series.
The Reds are favored at home (-121) against the Twins (+101). The Reds will start Andrew Abbott (6-1) versus the Twins and David Festa (1-1).
The Reds won 8-4 over the Tigers Sunday in their last game. Elly De La Cruz finished 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs to lead them offensively while Graham Ashcraft was picked up the victory after throwing one inning, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out one.
The Twins fell to the Astros 2-1 Sunday. Brooks Lee went 3 for 4 with a home run and an RBI in the defeat, while Cole Sands took the loss on the mound, throwing 2/3 of an inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.
Ahead of the Reds vs. Twins matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Minnesota Twins odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 9:17 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Reds (-121, bet $121 to win $100)Underdog: Twins (+101, bet $100 to win $101)Over/under: 8.5Reds vs. Twins: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, June 17, 2025Game time: 7:10 p.m. ETLocation: Cincinnati, OhioStadium: Great American Ball ParkTV channel: FDSOH and MNNTLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
Reds stats and trendsReds betting recordsThe Reds have been favorites in 30 games this season and won 14 (46.7%) of those contests.Cincinnati is 12-10 this season when entering a game favored by -121 or more on the moneyline.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 54.8% chance of a victory for the Reds.Games involving Cincinnati have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 31 of 71 chances this season.The Reds are 38-33-0 against the spread this season.Andrew Abbott (Reds probable starter)The Reds will send Abbott (6-1) to make his 12th start of the season. He is 6-1 with a 1.87 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings pitched.The lefty last pitched on Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he tossed nine scoreless innings while giving up three hits.The 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 1.87, with 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 11 games this season. Opponents are hitting .184 against him.Abbott is looking to collect his fifth quality start of the year in this outing.Abbott will try to go five or more innings for his eighth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.7 frames per outing.In five of his 11 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.He will face off against a Twins team that is batting .242 as a unit (20th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .389 (18th in MLB) with 74 total home runs (17th in MLB).Reds batting statsThe Reds rank 11th in Major League Baseball with 82 home runs.Hitters for Cincinnati have a combined .405 slugging percentage this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.The Reds’ .248 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.Cincinnati has scored 335 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.The Reds have an on-base percentage of .322 this season, which ranks 10th in the league.Cincinnati ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.Twins stats and trendsTwins betting recordsThe Twins have been chosen as underdogs in 23 games this year and have walked away with the win 10 times (43.5%) in those games.This year, Minnesota has won seven of 14 games when listed as at least +101 or worse on the moneyline.The Twins have an implied victory probability of 49.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.Minnesota’s games have gone over the total in 28 of its 70 opportunities.In 70 games with a line this season, the Twins have a mark of 40-30-0 against the spread.David Festa (Twins probable starter)Festa makes the start for the Twins, his sixth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA and 25 strikeouts through 22 2/3 innings pitched.The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers, when he went six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up three hits.The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.76, with 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings in five games this season. Opponents are batting .244 against him.Festa has recorded one quality start this year.Festa has put together one start this season that he pitched five or more innings.In two of his five total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.He will face off against a Reds squad that is batting .248 as a unit (15th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .405 (ninth in the league) with 82 total home runs (11th in MLB play).Twins batting statsThe Twins rank 17th in MLB play with 74 total home runs.So far this season, Minnesota’s .389 slugging percentage is 18th in baseball.The Twins rank 20th in the majors with a .242 batting average.Averaging 4.2 runs per game (295 total), Minnesota is the 17th-highest scoring team in MLB.The Twins’ .312 on-base percentage is 20th in the majors.