Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 10-15 Chicago White Sox host the 14-14 Cincinnati Reds in MLB play tonight on the grass of U.S. Cellular Field, May 8, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Reds+121/White Sox _131
O/U Total: 9

Pitching Matchup
Jason Marquis (R) W/L 3-1 WHIP 1.43 ERA 5.22
Hector Noesi (R) W/L 0-3 WHIP 1.50 ERA 6.75

Cincinnati lost 7-2 at Pittsburgh yesterday. They are 4-3 on their current road trip and 6-4 in their last 10 games overall. Chicago was defeated 4-1 by Detroit last night and is now 2-1 on their current homestand. They are 2-6 in their last 8 games but 8-4 at home in 2015.

This is the first matchup between these two teams since 2009. The White Sox have been dominant in this matchup going 9-1 going back to 2000.

Marquis got his 3rd-straight win last week, defeating Atlanta 8-4. He allowed 3 runs in 6.1 innings and it was his 2nd-straight Q start, 3rd on the year. His teammates have scored 33 runs in his last 3 outings.

Noesi lost 5-3 at Minnesota last week, allowing 5 runs in 4.1 innings. He doesn’t have a Q start in any of his 3 starts in 2015 and hasn’t gotten out of the 6th inning in any of them.

Only five Chicago players have faced Marquis. Utilityman Emilio Bonifacio is 7-16 (.437) with 2 RBIs and 2 steals off the right-hander while 1B Adam LaRoche is 11-38 (.289) with 3 HRs and 5 RBIs.

This is basically the first time any Reds hitters are facing Noesi. 1B Joey Votto and 2B Brandon Phillips are both 1-1 off the right-hander.

Cincinnati at Chicago Betting Trends

Cincinnati is 1-11 SU in their last 12 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox’s last 6 games
Chi White Sox are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox’s last 9 games at home
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games when playing Cincinnati

Injury Report

CINCINNATI REDS
Homer Bailey P 60-Day Disabled List
Jason Bourgeois OF 60-Day Disabled List
Sean Marshall P 60-Day Disabled List
Manny Parra P 15-Day Disabled List
Joey Votto 1B Out May 8 (suspension)

CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Matt Albers P 15-Day Disabled List
Rob Brantly C 15-Day Disabled List
Nate Jones P 60-Day Disabled List
Chris Sale P Out Until May 12 (suspension)
Jeff Samardzija P Out Until May 11 (suspension)

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Cincinnati: 54%
Chicago: 46%

Free MLB Pick

We believe that the team variables are a wash here and that the pitching edge goes to Cincinnati. The Reds’ starter Jason Marquis has had an uneven season but has strung together back to back Q starts. He has poor statistical numbers in his past against the White Sox, but we must point out that his last start against them came in 2008! Emilio Bonifacio has great numbers versus Marquis but he’s a bench player this season. Hector Noesi has gotten worse each outing this season and was been hammered in limited at bats against the Reds.

Take the Cincinnati Reds +120‏