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The Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds will meet on the field at Great American Ball Park on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
Carlos Zambrano will be the starting pitcher for the Cubs on this day. Righthander Zambrano is 4-1 this season with a 4.38 ERA.
Starting this game for the Reds will be Homer Bailey. The righthander has a 0.69 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
The Reds were a 9-7 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got Cincinnati at -102 on the moneyline, while the total score (16) was good news for OVER bettors.
Current streak:
Cincinnati has won 3 straight games.
Cincinnati has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 17-21 SU
Cincinnati: 23-17 SU
Chicago: 17-21 SU
Cincinnati: 23-17 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Next up:
Cincinnati home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, May 17
Cincinnati home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, May 17
