Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds 05/24/2022 – The Chicago Cubs will be taking on the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park on Tuesday evening. This will be the second game of a long four-game series between these two teams. The Chicago Cubs are in the fourth position of the NL Central with a record of 17-24, three spots below the leading Brewers. The Cincinnati Reds are in the last position on the scoreboard with a record of 12-29. The MLB live betting experts predict the Cincinnati Reds to win this game and cover the spread.
Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds 05/24/2022
When: | Tuesday, May 24, 6:40 PM ET |
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Where: | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio |
TV: | MLBN |
Stream: | MLB.TV |
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are coming into this after savoring a win in the first game of the series and winning by three runs. Before that, the Cubs played the Arizona Diamondbacks but lost the first three games of the series. In the final game, Chicago managed to win 7-4 with Drew Smyly throwing for 5.2 innings, giving up four hits and a pair of walks. The Chicago Cubs will be tossing the ball to Marcus Stroman on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds. Stroman is now 1-4 with a 4.88 ERA.
Players to watch: Cesar Hernandez 2B (GP 42, AB 174, R 23, H 48, 2B 9, 3B 1, HR 0, RBI 9, TB 59, BB 11, SO 38, SB 2, AVG 0.276, OBP 0.326, SLG 0.339, OPS 0.665, WAR 0.5), Maikel Franco 3B (GP 42, AB 161, R 14, H 43, 2B 10, 3B 0, HR 3, RBI 21, TB 62, BB 6, SO 35, SB 0, AVG 0.267, OBP 0.29, SLG 0.385, OPS 0.675, WAR 0.2).
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds faced a shameless loss in the first game of the series and were swept by a score of 7-4. Before this series, the Reds played against the Toronto Blue Jays. Cincinnati lost the first two games of the series but managed to pull off a win in the third game. In the finale, Cincinnati lost with Vladimir Gutierrez throwing 4.0 innings and giving up four hits and two walks. The Cincinnati Reds will be posting Tyler Mahle on the mound against the Chicago Cubs. Mahle is now 2-4 with a 5.23 ERA.
Players to watch: Tommy Pham LF (GP 38, AB 136, R 22, H 30, 2B 5, 3B 0, HR 4, RBI 12, TB 47, BB 23, SO 38, SB 3, AVG 0.221, OBP 0.333, SLG 0.346, OPS 0.679, WAR 0.3), Kyle Farmer SS (GP 36, AB 128, R 12, H 29, 2B 11, 3B 0, HR 1, RBI 17, TB 43, BB 7, SO 23, SB 2, AVG 0.227, OBP 0.284, SLG 0.336, OPS 0.62, WAR 0.1).
Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Betting Numbers
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Chicago Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers’ last 11 games.
LA Dodgers are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games.
LA Dodgers are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers’ last 6 games on the road.
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington.
Cincinnati Reds
Washington are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games against LA Dodgers.
Washington are 2-12 SU in their last 14 games at home.
Washington are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington’s last 7 games against an opponent in the National League West Division division.
Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Betting Picks
The Chicago Cubs dominated the Reds in the first game of the series. However, the Cincinnati Reds have the home-ground advantage in this game and are expected to win according to the best baseball betting sites.
Score Prediction: Reds 5, Cubs 3.