Braves at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 31

Its Thursday, July 31 and the Braves (45-62) are in Cincinnati to begin a series against the Reds (57-52).

Carlos Carrasco is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Andrew Abbott for Cincinnati. Carrasco has not pitched in a game since May 4.

The Braves come to town having lost two straight in a season that has seen little go right. Yesterday they managed just five hits and lost 1-0 to the Royals in ten innings. The Reds salvaged the finale of their series against the Dodgers yesterday, knocking off the defending world champs, 5-2. Cincy broke open a tie game with three in the eighth. Spencer Steer plated two with one of his two hits on the night.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Braves at Reds

• Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025
• Time: 7:10PM EST
• Site: Great American Ball Park
• City: Cincinnati, OH
• Network/Streaming: FDSNSO, FDSNOH, MLBN

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Odds for the Braves at the Reds

The latest odds as of Thursday:

• Moneyline: Braves (+134), Reds (-160)
• Spread: Reds -1.5
• Total: 9.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Braves at Reds

• Pitching matchup for July 31, 2025: Carlos Carrasco vs. Andrew Abbott
  • Braves: Carlos Carrasco (2-2, 5.91 ERA)
    Last outing: May 4 vs. Tampa Bay – 6.00 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 3 Strikeouts
  • Reds: Andrew Abbott (8-1, 2.09 ERA)
    Last outing: July 26 vs. Tampa Bay – 1.50 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 2 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 7 Strikeouts

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Braves at Reds

• The Reds have won their last 5 home games against teams with worse records
• The Under is 41-22-5 in Reds’ games against National League teams this season
• The Braves have failed to cover the Run Line in 3 straight games against the Reds
• Elly De La Cruz was 3-11 in the recently concluded series against the Dodgers
• Matt Olson is 25-96 (.260) this month

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Braves and the Reds

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Braves and the Reds:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Cincinnati Reds on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Atlanta Braves at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 9.0.

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