The Cincinnati Reds host New York on Wednesday, looking to build on their 70-46 mark against the 55-61 Mets in MLB betting action at Great American Ball Park.

For the Reds, Mike Leake gets the ball, charged with keeping the Mets hitters off the base paths. He'll face R.A. Dickey, 15-3 on the year.



View NY Mets vs Cincinnati Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Reds in this one will find them as +108 underdogs on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 8 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 4-rated Reds and the league No. 11-ranked Mets, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Cincinnati owns the No. 10 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.5 per game. By contrast, the Mets are rated No. 7 in the same category at 8.7 per game.

Defensively, New York features the National League's No. 14-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.9 runs per game. Cincinnati, meanwhile, comes in at No. 6 in the National League at home, scoring 4.6 runs per game.

New York was a 3-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Reds. They lost as +168 underdogs, while the total score of 3 made winners of UNDER bettors. The Mets were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the Cincinnati staff and losing 3-0 to the Reds on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park.




New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Cincinnati are 3-7
After playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
Before playing NY Mets are 8-2
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a win are 8-2

A few Mets at Reds trends to consider:
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets' last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets' last 12 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets' last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games


Next up:
NY Mets at Cincinnati, Thursday, August 16