Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Righthander Randy Wells will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Wells is 5-12 this season with a 4.56 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be ace Bronson Arroyo who starts for the Reds. Righthander Arroyo is 14-7 with a 3.82 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jay Bruce belted three homers and drove in five runs to lead the Reds over the Cubs 7-1 on Friday, as -165 favorites. That game's eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Johnny Cueto pitched eight innings for the victory, allowing six hits and one run with eight strikeouts. Tom Gorzelanny gave up seven hits and six runs over five innings in the loss. Current streak: Team records: Cincinnati: 74-54 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 2-8 Before playing Cincinnati are 4-6 After playing Cincinnati are 2-8 After a loss are 4-6 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Chi Cubs are 8-2 After playing Chi Cubs are 8-2 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games Chi Cubs are 8-17 SU in their last 25 games Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs Cincinnati is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games Next up: Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers. |