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Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Wednesday when the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds meet at Great American Ball Park.
Right hander Kyle Hendricks will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Hendricks is 2-9 this season with a 6.95 ERA.
It'll be Nick Lodolo toeing the rubber for the Reds in this contest. Left hander Lodolo is 8-3 with a 3.45 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Reds as -147-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total opened at 9.
Last time out for Cincinnati, they were a 6-3 winner as they battled the Cubs on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Reds at 110 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.
Chicago was a 6-3 loser in its last match on the road against the Reds. They lost as -130 favorites, while the total score of 9 made winners of PUSH bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 51-58 SU
Chi Cubs is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Chi Cubs is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games
Cincinnati:
Team record: 52-55 SU
Cincinnati is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Next up:
Chicago home to St. Louis Thursday, August 1
Cincinnati home to San Francisco Friday, August 2