Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 08/26/25

The final game of the Tuesday slate is the Cincinnati Reds vs the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds have been on a grueling road trip, which came at a terrible time for a team that was on the verge of clawing its way into the playoff picture. But west coast swings seem to always treat the Reds poorly, and they have now lost 4 of the last 5 games. They have that strange streak going where they have not been swept all season, but you can’t make the playoffs winning 1 of 3 every series, and that is the Reds right now. They are playing poorly. Meanwhile, the Dodgers look like they are rounding into form for the stretch run, as their pitching is starting to get healthy and the bats are waking up. The Dodgers don’t care if they win 120 games; they care if they are winning in September and October. After winning 7-0 last night, I think the Dodgers may smash again. Give me LA to cover at plus money.

The Reds will throw Nick Martinez. He is an on again, off again starter who is mildly effective but nothing special, and he usually has a low pitch count. That puts a lot of pressure on a bullpen that has been very shaky lately. The Dodgers will start future Hall-of-Famer Clayton Kershaw on the other side. Although Kershaw has been pitching since the era of the dinosaurs, the Reds are so young that almost none of them have faced him before. In fact, no projected starter has logged more than 3 or 4 at-bats against Kershaw. I’m telling you, the Reds are going to roll over a dozen curveballs and just ground out over and over. As long as the Dodger offense doesn’t take the night off, this should be another decisive win for LA.

Reds vs Dodgers Prediction: Dodgers -1.5 (+115) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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