Cubs-Reds Lines Preview

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds meet at Great American Ball Park. Righthander Randy Wells will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Wells is 7-4 this season with a 2.84 ERA. The Reds will counter Wells with Aaron Harang. Righthander Harang has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 5-12 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs lost to Florida 3-2 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8). Jake Fox hit a solo homer for Chicago, while Ryan Dempster pitched six shutout innings. The Reds lost to Colorado 6-4 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Laynce Nix hit a three-run home run for Cincinnati and Joey Votto connected on a solo shot. Current streak: Cincinnati has lost 6 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 55-48 SU Cincinnati: 45-59 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Cincinnati are 8-2 After playing Florida are 8-2 After a loss are 7-3 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7 After playing Colorado are 1-9 After a loss are 1-9 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati Chi Cubs are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs Next up: Cincinnati home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, August 4