Cubs-Reds Pointers

The Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Great American Ball Park.

Ace Carlos Zambrano will be the starting pitcher for the Cubs on this day. Righthander Zambrano is 4-1 this season with a 2.11 ERA.

Zambrano's opponent in this one will be Aaron Harang. The Reds ace righthander has a 2.98 ERA to go along with a 1-4 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Adam Dunn's two-run homer lifted the Reds past the Cubs 5-3 on Monday night.

Cincinnati won as a -110 home pick 'em as the game played under the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Jeff Keppinger drove in two runs for the Reds, while starter Johnny Cueto gave up three runs over six innings to earn the win for Cincinnati.

Geovany Soto went 3-for-3 with a big fly to lead Chicago, as Ryan Dempster allowed one earned run over six innings to take the loss.

Current streak:
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Chicago: 18-14 SU
Cincinnati: 13-20 SU

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 1-9
After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Cincinnati is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

Next up:
Cincinnati home to Chi Cubs, Wednesday, May 7

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