Baseball Handicapping: Reds vs Cubs

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Thursday in a battle of division rivals. The Reds will give the ball to starter Travis Wood in this one. Lefthander Wood is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA. Starting this game for the Cubs will be Carlos Silva. The righthander has a 3.01 ERA to go along with a 8-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jay Bruce hit a game-winning two-run shot to lift the Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Phillies on Wednesday, as +142 underdogs. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Arthur Rhodes collected the win in relief of starter Aaron Harang, while Francisco Cordero closed out the ninth for his 21st save. The Cubs were shut down 2-0 by the Pirates last time out, as -180 favorites. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Andrew Cashner allowed both runs in one inning of relief, and was tagged with the Cubs loss. Team records: Cincinnati: 44-35 SU Chicago: 34-44 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Philadelphia are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road Cincinnati is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 12 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 12 games when playing at home against Cincinnati Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home Next up: Chi Cubs home to Cincinnati, Friday, July 2 The founder of forensic sports handicapping, Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty.