Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 09/30/25

It’s Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series as the Cincinnati Reds get ready to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cincinnati snuck into the post season by winning seven of their last 10 games, while the Dodgers have been the slightly hotter team, taking eight of their last ten. This will be a great matchup between two talented teams, but the Dodgers hold the slight edge – and let’s get into why that is the case.  

Taking the mound for Los Angeles will be the left-hander, Blake Snell. In 11 starts this season, Snell went 5-4 with a 2.35 ERA. The Reds will counter with Hunter Greene who went 7-4 with a 2.76 ERA this year. Snell has been dominant as of late, going 2-0 with a 0.47 ERA in his last 3 starts – and he won’t make things easy for Cincinnati who’s averaging just 3.4 runs per game over their last 10. Greene struggled the last time he faced the Dodgers, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings, and with the Dodgers bats heating up – scoring 4.7 runs per game over that span – Greene could find himself in trouble early. With the advantage on the mound and at the plate, the Dodgers are in a great position to hand the Reds a loss in Game 1 and take an early lead in the National League Wild Card Series. 

Reds vs Dodgers prediction: Dodgers ML (-180) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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