Cincinnati Reds vs. Washington Nationals Betting Odds & Picks: June 11th 2009

Cincinnati Reds vs. Washington Nationals u9.0 (-120) - Thu Jun 11 ‘09 4:35p
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The Under is a remarkable 20-9-1 in all Cincinnati Reds road games this season, and we expect more of the same when the visit the Washington Nationals in this late afternoon affair.

Cincinnati road games have averaged just a combined 7.86 runs this season, as the offense has generated just a .239 team batting average away from home. Do not expect much improvement today vs. John Lannan, who is the ace of the Washington staff right now. Lannan may be 3-5, but that is due to a lack of run support, as he has a nice 3.68 ERA overall and a fantastic 1.76 ERA and 1.10 WHIP here at home. He has allowed three earned runs or less in all six home starts.

Now granted, Micah Owings has been shaky for Cincinnati, but he is coming off of a nice performance vs. the Chicago Cubs where he allowed two runs on five hits in six innings, and he is not exactly facing Murderers Row today. The Nationals are averaging just 3.20 runs while batting a pathetic .223 as a team over the last 10 games, as the bats are coming down to earth after a surprisingly hit start this year.

It is also worth mentioning that the Reds are hitting a measly .207 in their last 10 games themselves, and after Cincinnati win the first two games of this series 3-2 and 4-2 respectively, look for a similarly low scoring contest.

MLB Free Pick: Reds, Nationals Under 9 (-120)