Reds vs. Cubs Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 31, 2024

The Cincinnati Reds (52-55) will look to Santiago Espinal, red hot after a four-hit game, to lead them in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs (51-58) on Wednesday at 7:10 PM ET on BSOH. The Reds are -152 favorites for the contest, according to sportsbooks. Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Reds vs. Cubs Betting Lines

• Favorite: Reds (-152)
• Underdog: Cubs (+128)
• Over/under: 9

Reds vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Reds have won in 25, or 53.2%, of the 47 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Cincinnati has come away with a win 10 times in 15 chances when named as a favorite of at least -152 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Reds have a 60.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Cubs have gone 28-32 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.7% of those games).
• Chicago has a record of 8-5 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +128 or longer (61.5%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 43.9%.

Reds vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders

• Elly De La Cruz is batting .262 this season with a team-high 18 home runs.
• De La Cruz is 29th in home runs and 85th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Spencer Steer leads Cincinnati in runs batted in (65) this season. He’s batting .237 while slugging .429.
• Isaac Paredes has racked up a team-best 16 home runs.
• Paredes ranks 47th in homers and 43rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Ian Happ’s 16 home runs and 60 RBI are both team-highs.

Reds vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings

• The Reds have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• The Reds have pitched to a 3.80 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
• The Reds have a combined WHIP of 1.247 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
• Chicago’s 3.79 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs average MLB’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.249).