Just A Bet Outside bet Zack Littell to record 17+ outs (over 16.5) at even money for a half-unit. Littell has cleared this line in 19 of 26 starts this season and gets six days of rest after a rare three-walk clunker. The Cardinals have been ice-cold versus righties over the last three weeks (third-worst wRC+, sixth-lowest OBP, eighth-lowest walk rate), so he expects quick contact and pitch-count efficiency. Littell’s normal strike-zone pounding—23 walks in 151 IP before that last start—should give him a long leash, and his only prior Great American Ball Park outing reached 18 outs against a tougher Brewers lineup. All signs point to six full innings and a cash.

Kenny G backed the Reds at -125, pointing to several converging factors. Zach Lattell has flashed ceiling starts since the trade—holding both the Cubs and Brewers scoreless—but simply lacked consistency. Kenny expects a "bounce-back spot" because Lattell now has a few weeks of NL Central familiarity and faces a St. Louis lineup that has fallen to 16th in runs and 26th in slugging over the past month. On the other side, Matthew Liberatore is fading (4.27 ERA, three straight short outings, walk issues resurfacing), so Kenny is not banking on length from him, and notes the Cincinnati bullpen has quietly improved down the stretch while St. Louis’ normally elite pen will be asked to cover early. The Reds are 36-28 at home versus the Cards’ 29-37 road mark, giving Cincy a 15-win delta in home/road splits. All told, he sees the modest money-line juice as value with playoff-hungry Cincinnati in its own park.