4* MLB TOP PLAY SHOCKER
Cincinnati Reds +137
The San Francisco Giants are ice cold right now. They have 1 win since returning from the break and clearly should have lost that game as well. A big problem is their offense. Their hitting is just atrocious right now, going 9-72 with RISP (runners in scoring position.) I don't think they're going to have much success tonight either going up against the Reds' best starter in Anthony Desclafani. This guy has been money. He is 5-0 with an ERA of 2.50.
The Giants send out Jake Peavy and he is a ticking time bomb. I don't know how anyone can confidently put money on this guy. Yes, the Giants could win this game but it would make you sweat bullets backing him. The Reds have been knocking the cover off the ball lately and that is not a good sign for Peavy because they handed him his worst loss of the season this year, allowing 7 earned runs.
As strange as it may seem, the Reds have won 10 of the their last 12 and 12 of their last 16 games in San Francisco. I'll gladly back the better pitcher and hotter hitting team here for plus money.