Thursday, April 17, 2008

Reds-Cubs Who Will Cover?

The division rival Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Wrigley Field.
The Reds will give the ball to starter Edison Volquez in this one. Righthander Volquez is 1-0 this season with a 0.87 ERA.
The Cubs will counter Volquez with Ted Lilly. Lefthander Lilly has a 9.94 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Cubs pounded the Reds for the second straight time with a 12-3 win on Wednesday, as -190 favorites. The 15 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (12).
Derrek Lee had three hits in four trips to the plate with one RBI for the Cubs. Carlos Zambrano allowed two runs off eight hits over seven innings for the win.
Adam Dunn homered and finished 2-for-3 at the plate for the Reds, who were +170 underdogs. Josh Fogg gave up nine runs over two innings to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Cincinnati has lost 5 straight games.
Chicago has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Cincinnati: 6-9 SU
Chicago: 9-5 SU
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 8-2
After playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home
Chi Cubs are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games
Next up:
Cincinnati home to Milwaukee, Friday, April 18
Chi Cubs home to Pittsburgh, Friday, April 18
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