Sunday, April 26, 2015

Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati

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Probable Pitchers: (L) Wood, T (1-1) vs. (R) Marquis, J (1-1)

The Chicago Cubs take on the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

The Cubs are 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a right-handed starter and 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. They are 6-2 in their last 8 during game 3 of a series and 5-2 in their last 7 road games. The over is 5-1-2 in the Cubs last 8 overall and 5-1-1 in their last 7 road games.

The Reds are 4-0 in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600 and 11-4 in their last 15 home games vs. a left-handed starter. They are 7-3 in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a winning record and 11-5 in their last 16 home games. The under is 5-0 in the Reds last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600 and 5-1 in their last 6 during game 3 of a series.

Head-to-head the under is 4-0 in Wood's last 4 road starts vs. Reds and 8-0 in Wood's last 8 starts vs. Reds. The Cubs are 17-35 in the last 52 meetings and 13-27 in the last 40 meetings in Cincinnati.

Chicago Cubs Betting Trends

The Chicago Cubs are 9-6-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Chicago Cubs is 0.5

Cincinnati Reds Betting Trends

The Cincinnati Reds are 7-9-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Cincinnati Reds is -0.4

Injuries to Watch

Chicago Cubs

04/17/15 3B Mike Olt Wrist 60-day DL (4/15)
04/17/15 P Neil Ramirez Shoulder 15-day DL (4/16)
04/15/15 2B Tommy La Stella Ribs 15-day DL (4/9)
04/10/15 P Justin Grimm Arm 15-day DL (4/2)
04/06/15 P Dallas Beeler Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Jacob Turner Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Tsuyoshi Wada Groin 15-day DL (3/27)

Cincinnati Reds

04/25/15 C Devin Mesoraco Hip is downgraded to not expected to be in the starting lineup Saturday vs. Chicago Cubs
04/04/15 CF Jason Bourgeois Shoulder 60-day DL (4/5)
04/04/15 P Sean Marshall Shoulder 60-day DL (4/5)

Josh's Pick: Take Chicago

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