Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Great American Ball Park

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Probable Pitchers: Kyle Hendricks (4-4) vs. Mike Leake (7-5)

The Cincinnati Reds welcome the Chicago Cubs to Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. The probable starters are Kyle Hendricks for the Cubs and Mike Leake for the Reds. The opening line for this matchup has Chicago at -112 and Cincinnati at +102. The over/under was set at 8. The Cubs, with a 42-49 run line record, cover the spread 46% of the time. They also have a 34-50 over/under record. The Reds are 43-46 against the run line and have a 45-41 over/under record. They cover the spread 48% of the time.

The Cubs show up with a 49-42 record, including 24-22 on the road. Kyle Hendricks has an earned run average of 3.44 and is 4-4 so far on the season while having a 1.11 WHIP. He's pitched 104.2 innings thus far while surrendering 98 hits over that time and when he starts, the Cubs are 9-9. The Cubs are also 8-10 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3.4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.20 and they have given up 233 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 265 and walked 114 batters this season while opposing teams hit .224 against them. Chicago has a team average of 7.79 hits allowed per game and are averaging 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.28, they are 4th in the league.

As a team, Chicago is batting .239, good for 26th in the league while putting together a .248 average away from home. The Cubs hold a .371 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .316 which is good for 16th in baseball. With 96 hits, Anthony Rizzo leads the team while his team ranks 26th in hits per game with 8.09.

Cincinnati is 24-20 at home while holding a 41-49 overall record on the season. Mike Leake is starting this game 7-5 for the season with an earned run average of 3.95 and a WHIP of 1.23. He's pitched 120.2 innings thus far while surrendering 115 hits over that time in which the Reds are 9-10. The Reds are also 10-9 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3.9 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.12 and they have given up 253 base hits on the year. The Reds bullpen has struck out 242 batters and walked 124 this season while opposing teams have hit .236 against them. Cincinnati has a team average of 8.48 hits per game and are averaging 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.08, they are 22nd in the league.

As a team, they are batting .248, good for 22nd in the league while putting together a .259 average at home. The Reds hold a .403 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .312 which is good for 17th in baseball. With 99 hits, Todd Frazier leads the team while his team ranks 17th in hits per game with 8.49.

Chicago has a team fielding percentage of .982 after having committed 63 errors with 932 assists and 2,465 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Reds have accumlated 50 errors while having 943 assists and 2,427 put outs leading to a .985 fielding percentage.

Chicago Cubs Betting Trends

The Chicago Cubs are 34-50 against the over/under so far this season

The Chicago Cubs are 42-49 against the run line so far this season

Cincinnati Reds Betting Trends

The Cincinnati Reds are 45-41 against the over/under so far this season

The Cincinnati Reds are 43-46 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Chicago Cubs

07/17/15 C Miguel Montero Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/12)
06/29/15 P Tsuyoshi Wada Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/23)
04/15/15 2B Tommy La Stella Ribs Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/9)
04/06/15 P Jacob Turner Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Cincinnati Reds

07/21/15 CF Billy Hamilton Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Tuesday vs. Chicago Cubs
07/21/15 P Manny Parra Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/20)
06/17/15 P Jon Moscot Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/16)
06/15/15 P Tony Cingrani Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/14)
06/11/15 SS Zack Cozart Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/11); out for season
05/25/15 C Devin Mesoraco Hip Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/23), out for season
04/28/15 P Homer Bailey Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26); out for season
04/04/15 P Sean Marshall Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/5)

Josh's Pick: Take the Cubs

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