Its Friday, May 9 and the Reds (19-20) are in Houston to take on the Astros (18-18).
Nick Martinez is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati against Hunter Brown for Houston.
The Reds limp into town having lost five of their last six. Yesterday they lost 5-4 in eleven innings in Atlanta. Jose Trevino went 3-4 and drove in a run in the loss. The Astros are not exactly setting the world on fire either having lost four of their last six games. They did win Wednesday in Milwaukee, 9-1. Framber Valdez tossed seven innings of one run ball and Jeremy Pena drove in four runs for Houston in the win.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Reds at Astros
- Date: Friday, May 9, 2025
- Time: 8:10PM EST
- Site: Minute Maid Park
- City: Houston, TX
- Network/Streaming: FDSNOH, SCHN
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Odds for the Reds at the Astros
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Reds (+146), Astros (-174)
- Spread: Astros -1.5
- Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Reds at Astros
- Pitching matchup for May 9, 2025: Nick Martinez vs. Hunter Brown
- Reds: Nick Martinez (1-3, 4.19 ERA)
Last outing: 5/4 vs. Washington - 6IP, 1ER, 4H, 0BB, 6Ks - Astros: Hunter Brown (5-1, 1.67 ERA)
Last outing: 5/3 at White Sox - 6IP, 3ER, 4H, 3BB, 9Ks
- Reds: Nick Martinez (1-3, 4.19 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Reds at Astros
- Jeremy Pena has hit safely in 10 of the last 11 games (16-46)
- Game Totals in the Astros’ last 10 games are 8-2 to the OVER
- Elly De La Cruz is 5-30 (.167) in his last 8 games
- Gavin Lux is 4-30 over his last 8 games (.133)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Reds and the Astros
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Reds and the Astros:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play 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 recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 7.0.
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