The Chicago Cubs (31-32) and Cincinnati Reds (30-33) meet Friday as they continue a 4-game NL Central series. First pitch at Great American Ball Park is slated for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cubs vs. Reds odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Cincinnati leads 3-1
The Cubs dropped Thursday’s series opener 8-4. Chicago lost 2-0 and 4-3 leads in the contest in seeing its team ERA since May 29 rise to 5.61.
The Reds are back at home after a 4-1 road trip which opened by taking 2 of 3 against these Cubs at Wrigley Field last weekend. Cincinnati is 8-3 with a plus-17 run differential over its last 11 games.