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.

Of all the things that happened at Great American Ball Park between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves on Thursday, in what was one of the most bizarre, confounding and downright ridiculous games of professional baseball played since the first one here in 1869,

The Braves and Reds combined for 16 runs on 16 hits in the eighth inning Thursday night, marking just the third time in MLB history that both teams scored eight or more runs in the same inning.