The Atlanta Braves (45-62) and the Cincinnati Reds (57-52) open a 3-game series Thursday. First pitch from Great American Ball Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Braves vs. Reds odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB game to be played on July 31, 2025 on ESPN.

Shohei Ohtani was scheduled to go four innings on a hot, humid night against the Cincinnati Reds, but he left without recording an out in the fourth after he threw six straight balls, including two consecutive wild pitches.

What was more important, however, was that they didn’t lose their two-way star. In the Dodgers’ 5-2 defeat to the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, Shohei Ohtani left the mound alongside a trainer in the fourth inning with what the team later said was only cramping — a worrying scene in the moment,

The Cincinnati Reds acquired third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes from the Pittsburgh Pirates for left-hander Taylor Rogers and a minor league infielder on Wednesday.