MLB Odds: Cubs vs Reds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Great American Ball Park. Carlos Silva will be the starting pitcher for the Cubs on this day. Righthander Silva is 2-0 this season with a 2.90 ERA. It'll be Homer Bailey toeing the rubber for the Reds in this contest. Righthander Bailey is 0-1 with a 6.04 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs were mauled 11-1 by the Pirates last time out, as -184 favorites. That game's 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Randy Wells was tagged with the loss, giving up six earned runs over two innings as the Cubs starter. Orlando Cabrera belted a walkoff homer in the 10th inning and drove in two runs as the Reds got past the Mets 5-4 in the series rubber match on Wednesday. The Reds won that game as -120 favorites, and the teams played OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Micah Owings improved to 3-0 with the victory in relief. Current streak: Chicago has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 13-16 SU Cincinnati: 14-14 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7 After playing NY Mets are 2-8 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati Chi Cubs are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing Cincinnati Chi Cubs are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games Cincinnati is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs Cincinnati is 4-9 SU in their last 13 games when playing Chi Cubs Next up: Cincinnati home to Chi Cubs, Saturday, May 8 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.