Cubs vs. Reds Pick
The Chicago Cubs have owned the Cincinnati Reds this season. Can the Cubs pick up another double-digit win over them today at 12:35PM ET?
Chicago has Kyle Hendricks on the mound to face Cody Reed of the Reds. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Chicago is a heavy road favorite today. The Cubs are getting odds of -205 to win, while the Reds are getting a money line of +185 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9 runs.
Chicago is 50-26 on the season, 25-15 on the road and 38-35-3 with the over. Cincinnati is 29-49 overall, 18-24 at home and 43-28-7 with the over. Chicago has won three straight over Cincinnati thanks to a 7-2 win over the Reds on Tuesday. The Cubs have been heavily favored in both games of this series already. They have won eight of nine meetings this season.
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Chicago has Cincinnati’s number. The wins are there, it is just a matter of if the Cubs win by multiple runs, which they have in all eight victories over the Reds this season. The pitching matchup supports a big win, as Hendricks has a sub-3.00 ERA while Reed has struggled in just 12 innings of work. The Cubs are 43-33 with the run line this season and we like them to make it cover No. 44 today.
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