The Cincinnati Reds (32-33) hope to complete a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs (31-34) when the teams meet at 1:40 PM ET on Sunday. The Cubs are -126 favorites to prevent the Reds from completing the sweep. Chicago’s Shota Imanaga and Cincinnati’s Frankie Montas have been named the starters for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $35.87
Cubs to win vs Reds -126
Cubs vs. Reds Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-126)
- Underdog: Reds (+106)
- Over/under: 8.5
Cubs vs. Reds Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been victorious in 14, or 53.8%, of the 26 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Chicago has a record of 12-4 when favored by -126 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 55.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Reds have won 40% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (14-21).
- Cincinnati has gone 9-17 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer (34.6%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Reds’ implied win probability is 48.5%.
Cubs vs. Reds Hitting Leaders
- Christopher Morel leads Chicago in home runs with 12 and runs batted in with 39.
- Morel ranks 19th in MLB in homers, and 23rd in RBI.
- Nico Hoerner has 53 hits and an OBP of .344 to go with a slugging percentage of .352 this season.
- Spencer Steer has racked up a team-high 40 runs batted in.
- In all of the majors, Steer ranks 83rd in home runs and 18th in RBI.
- Elly De La Cruz has shown off his power as he leads his team with 11 home runs.
Cubs vs. Reds Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- The Cubs have the 16th-ranked ERA (3.99) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.300 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Reds pitching staff ranks 20th in MLB.
- Cincinnati has a 3.89 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Reds average MLB’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.241).