Cincinnati vs Chicago MLB Gambling Tips
The Reds were on a roll, but were derailed by the Cubs on Tuesday. They will aim to get things back on track when they face Chicago in the rubber match of a three-game set at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.
CIN: Matt Latos (R) (0-0, 3.86 ERA) v CHC: Edwin Jackson (R) (5-7, 5.12 ERA)
Date/Time: 7:05 pm ET Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Broadcast: Local
Line: Reds -125
Total: 7.5
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Cincinnati (38-38) hasn’t dropped a series since they lost two of three to San Francisco from June 3-5. However, they need a road win over the Cubs on to keep it that way.
After a 53-minute rain delay, the Reds couldn’t get any one on base until the seventh inning in Tuesday’s 7-3 loss to the Cubs, who have not won a home series against the Reds since 2011.
In fact, the Cubs (32-43) had lost 33 of 45 meetings with the Reds since then, but somehow found a way to silence a red-hot Cincinnati lineup, which was without second baseman Brandon Phillips who missed the first two games of the series with a bruised right heel.
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However, Billy Hamilton and Devin Mesoraco have been picking up the slack. The speedy Hamilton has hit safely in a career-best 12 straight games, while Mesoraco has homered in five straight games.
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Mesoraco might get a day off, as he is 2-for-8 versus Edwin Jackson who is expected to start on the mound for Chicago in game three.
Jackson picked up a win his last time out, allowing just three runs and five hits over five innings. The 30-year-old right-hander is 4-1 with a 3.45 ERA in seven starts against the Reds, including wins in both meetings this season.
Cincy will counter with veteran Matt Latos, who pitched six innings of two-hit, shutout baseball in his season debut at the Brewers, but got pummeled in his next start, surrendering five runs and nine hits over 5 2/3 innings in a 14-9 loss against Toronto.
Latos is 5-2 with a 2.83 ERA in nine starts against the Cubs including a 3-0 record in four appearances in Chicago.
MLB Betting Trends
- Under is 10-2 in CIN last 12 Wed. games.
- CIN are 20-6 in their last 26 Wed. games.
- CIN are 8-3 in their last 11 road games.
- CHC are 3-7 in their last 10 Wed. games.
- CHC are 7-19 in Jacksons last 26 starts.
- CHC are 7-19 in Jacksons last 26 starts on grass.
- CIN are 21-6 in the last 27 meetings in Chicago.
- CIN are 51-21 in the last 72 meetings.
Notes:
1. Cincinnati 2B Brandon Phillips (bruised right heel) has missed the first two games of the series.
2. Cubs OF Chris Coghlan is 2-for-25 in seven games in the leadoff spot while 2B/OF Emilio Bonifacio is on the disabled list.
3. Mesoraco might get a day off, as he is 2-for-8 versus Jackson while backup Brayan Pena is 5-for-11 with two homers against the right-hander.
Matt’s Free Prediction: Reds –
Latos was less than perfect in his last outing, but Jackson doesn’t really impress me here.
I expect the Reds to get those bats that were held quiet on Tuesday, working early in this one, giving them the win.
