Reds-Cubs Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday when they battle the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Righthander Micah Owings will take the mound for the Reds to start this game. Owings is 0-1 this season with a 7.20 ERA. It'll be Rich Harden toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Righthander Harden is 0-1 with a 5.00 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 235-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Edwin Encarnacion was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as the Reds nipped the Astros 4-3 on Monday night. Cincinnati cashed as +125 road underdogs as the teams played under the 8-run total set by oddsmakers. Aramis Ramirez homered to center in the 11th inning to give Chicago a 7-5 win over St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. The Cubs won as -132 home favorites, while the final score played OVER the day's posted total of 9.5. Ryan Ludwick had two hits and two RBIs for the +122 underdog Cards, while Dennys Reyes was tagged with the loss. Current streak: Cincinnati has won 2 straight games. Chicago has won 2 straight games. Team records: Cincinnati: 7-5 SU Chicago: 7-4 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Houston are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After playing St. Louis are 10-0 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games Next up: Chi Cubs home to Cincinnati, Wednesday, April 22