The Cincinnati Reds host the Atlanta Braves on May 29, 2026. First pitch from Great American Ball Park is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on CINR.
The Braves are favored by -140 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the run line. The Reds are +115 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 9.5 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Braves vs Reds prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Braves vs Reds Prediction
- Braves vs Reds Pick: Ozzie Albies Over 1.5 Total Bases (+120)
My Braves vs Reds best bet is on Ozzie Albies to record two or more total bases in this game. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Braves vs Reds Odds
| Braves Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +110 | 9.5 -105o / -115u | -140 |
| Reds Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -135 | 9.5 -105o / -115u | +115 |
- Braves vs Reds moneyline: Braves -140, Reds +115
- Braves vs Reds over/under: 9.5 (-105o / -115u)
- Braves vs Reds spread: Braves -1.5 (+110), Reds +1.5 (-135)
Braves vs Reds Probable Pitchers
| RHP Grant Holmes (ATL) | Stat | RHP Chris Paddack (CIN) |
|---|---|---|
| 3-2 | W-L | 0-6 |
| 0.2 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 0.3 |
| 3.78 / 4.11 | ERA / xERA | 6.86 / 4.31 |
| 4.84 / 4.16 | FIP / xFIP | 4.44 / 4.35 |
| 10.8 | K-BB% | 10.9 |
| 42.7 | GB% | 39.7 |
| .246 | BABIP | .353 |
| 90 | Stuff+ | 89 |
| 97 | Location+ | 111 |
Braves vs Reds MLB Betting Preview
I will target Braves’ second baseman Ozzie Albies to exceed his 1.5 TB mark on Friday night as Atlanta gets ready to square off with the Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
Reds’ veteran right-hander Chris Paddack will take the mound and will surely be looking to bounce back from what has been a dreadful 2026 campaign thus far.
Across Paddack’s first eight starts of the season, the Reds’ 30-year-old righty has recorded a horrific 6.86 ERA to go along with a 1.67 WHIP and is most definitely in a position to potentially lose his spot in the rotation with Nick Lodolo having returned from the IL.
Paddack was a highly touted pitching prospect when he arrived in the Big Leagues with the Padres in 2019 and put together a phenomenal rookie year, finishing the season with an impressive 3.33 ERA and 0.98 WHIP.
Since his rookie year, the Reds’ righty has struggled mightily on the bump largely due to several injuries over the course of his career that resulted in Cincinnati's starter having to undergo many surgeries to repair the damage to his shoulder.
Paddack has had every injury over the sun over the last seven seasons, with the right-hander having had Tommy John surgery twice, suffered a right elbow UCL sprain, a right forearm sprain, amongst several others.
The former-Padre has yet to finish a single season with an ERA below 4.00 since his 2019 debut, and Paddack has been a part of 4 different clubs over the last 18 months.
Though Paddack appears to have finally had some stability with no current injury concern, he has been in atrocious form in 2026.
On the other hand, Braves’ switch-hitting slugger Ozzie Albies is having a great 2026 campaign.
Braves vs Reds Pick, Betting Analysis
Albies and Paddack have previously faced one another 11-times across several seasons, with the Braves 2B having recorded four hits off the veteran right-hander.
In 2025, Albies was 2-for-3 against Paddack, and they have actually already met twice this season, with Albies having smashed a homer off him in April. He is batting .364 AVG versus Cincinnati's righty and is slashing a 1.000 OPS.
Given Paddack’s horrific form and the Braves 2B having already bested Paddack across several previous plate appearances, I love Albies to exceed his 1.5 total bases mark on Friday night in an extremely favorable matchup against a spiraling Reds starter.
Pick: Ozzie Albies Over 1.5 Total Bases (+120, BetMGM)
