Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs 5/25/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs
MLB: 2:20 PM EST
May. 25, 2019
TV: WLS
Latest Odds : CHC -155 Total
The Reds are playing in Wrigley Field again on Saturday and if it is like most of the Reds games the team will struggle as they have not really looked that impressive this year. A lot of the Reds fans actually thought the team would have changed with the number of signings the team made, but those have not really come to the forefront as people would have expected.
To make matters worse the Reds are sending out Tyler Mahle who has been able to post only a 1-5 record with a 3.51 ERA. Mahle has thrown a total of 51.1 innings and struck out 54 batters on the season. He has given up a total of 49 hits and walked 11 batters so far this year.
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With the Cubs they have looked impressive at points of time this year, but overall the Cubs have not really been as good of a team as what they should be doing and that really has cost the Cubs some games. What else has not helped the Cubs is some of the players tend to get over confident at their position and play down to the level of the lesser team, making the mistakes more obvious in how they are playing.
Yu Darvish is the pitcher the Cubs are putting on the mound and he has had some struggles this year. Darvish has a 2-3 record with a 5.06 ERA on the year. He has thrown a total of 48 innings on the year with 62 strikeouts, but has allowed only 39 hits and 36 walks on the season.
Recent Betting Trends:
Reds are 7-21 in their last 28 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Cubs are 7-2 in their last 9 during game 2 of a series.
Under is 45-19-2 in Reds last 66 overall.
Over is 4-1 in Cubs last 5 overall.
Free Betting Pick: Chicago Cubs -155
The Cubs are sending out Darvish to the mound and he has struggled quite a bit this year, but facing the Reds it could allow Darvish to really stand out as the Reds offense has been one that is missing the punch this year that is needed to support the pitching. Even with Mahle on the mound, and he has done great this year, it will be hard for the Reds to win this game as the run support just has not shown up on the season. Final Score, Chicago Cubs win 6-2.