{"id":4278,"date":"2009-04-21T07:47:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-21T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/reds-cubs-lines-preview\/"},"modified":"2009-04-21T07:47:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-21T12:47:00","slug":"reds-cubs-lines-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/reds-cubs-lines-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Reds-Cubs Lines Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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A winning streak will be on the line for the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday when they battle the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Righthander Micah Owings will take the mound for the Reds to start this game. Owings is 0-1 this season with a 7.20 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
It’ll be Rich<\/st2:GivenName> Harden<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> Harden<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> is 0-1 with a 5.00 ERA so far this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 235-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Edwin<\/st2:GivenName> Encarnacion<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as the Reds nipped the Astros 4-3 on Monday night. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> cashed as +125 road underdogs as the teams played under the 8-run total set by oddsmakers. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Aramis<\/st2:GivenName> Ramirez<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> homered to center in the 11th<\/sup> inning to give Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><\/st2:Sn> a 7-5 win over St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Saturday afternoon. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Cubs won as -132 home favorites, while the final score played OVER the day’s posted total of 9.5. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Ryan<\/st2:GivenName> Ludwick<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> had two hits and two RBIs for the +122 underdog Cards, while Dennys<\/st2:GivenName> Reyes<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> was tagged with the loss. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has won 2 straight games.
Chicago<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has won 2 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 7-5 <\/font>SU<\/st2:GivenName>
Chicago<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName>: 7-4 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Houston are 4-6
After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After playing St. Louis are 10-0
After a win are 4-6<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati’s last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’s last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs’s last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs’s last 7 games
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Wednesday, April 22<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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