Cubs vs. Reds Odds
Cubs Odds | -105 |
Reds Odds | -115 |
Over/Under | 9 (-105/-115) |
Time | 7:15 p.m. ET |
TV | FOX |
On Thursday evening, the baseball world will descend upon Dyersville,'Iowa, as the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds play the second-ever regular-season game at the Field of Dreams.
Unlike the Yankees and White Sox — who played the inaugural game at the park last August — neither the Cubs nor the Reds are near playoff contention this season.
Per FanGraphs, the NL Central rivals are expected to finish with 69.9 and 66.1 wins at the end of the year, well short of their preseason win totals (74.5 for Chicago and 73.5 for Cincinnati).
Moreover, both organizations traded away key personnel at the MLB trade deadline. The Reds dealt Luis Castillo, Tyler Mahle, Brandon Drury, Tommy Pham and Tyler Naquin, while the Cubs moved David Robertson, Scott Effross and Mychal Given from their underrated bullpen.