Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 32-26 Chicago Cubs play host to the 27-32 Cincinnati Reds today in MLB action on the grass of Wrigley Field, June 12, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Cubs -115/Reds -105
O/U Total: N/A

Pitching Matchup
Johnny Cueto (R) W/L 4-4 WHIP 0.94 ERA 2.64
Jason Hammel (R) W/L 5-2 WHIP 0.89 ERA 2.76

The Cubs got the win in Game 1 of this series knocking off the Reds 6-3 as a -156 favorite. The victory was their fourth in five games while the loss for Cincinnati was their first after a string of four straight wins

Chicago has a 5-1 lead in the season series between these two NL Central rivals and an 8-1 edge in the past 8 encounters.

Cueto was a 4-0 winner over San Diego in his last start. He went 7 innings and struck out 9 for his 8th Q start of the year.

Hammel got the win in a 4-2 victory at Washington in his last outing. He allowed 2 runs over 8 innings of work for his 8th Q start as well.

Reds OF Jay Bruce is 2-7 (.286) vs. Hammel with a HR and 4 RBIs while 2B Brandon Phillips is 4-11 (.364) with a pair of steals. The trio of C Brayan Pena, 1B Joey Votto and 3B Todd Frazier haven’t been as successful against the right-hander and are a combined 2-17 (.118) against him though Votto does have a HR to his credit.

Cubs OF Chris Coghlan is hitting .286 (4-14) vs. Cueto with a HR and 4 RBIs. OF Dexter Fowler is 3-9 (.333) but few other batters have had much success against the right-hander. The trio of 1B Anthony Rizzo, C Miguel Montero and OF Chris Denorfia are a combined 5-41 (.122) against him.

Cincinnati at Chicago Betting Trends
The Reds are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games
Cincinnati is 1-8 straight up in their last 9 games against Chicago Cubs
The game total has gone over in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 5 road games.
The Cubs are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games.
Chicago is 9-4 straight up in their last 13 home games.

Injury Report

CINCINNATI REDS
Homer Bailey P 60-Day Disabled List
Jason Bourgeois OF 60-Day Disabled List
Marlon Byrd OF 15-Day Disabled List
Zack Cozart SS 15-Day Disabled List
Billy Hamilton OF Day-to-Day (wrist)
Raisel Iglesias P 15-Day Disabled List
Sean Marshall P 60-Day Disabled List
Devin Mesoraco C 15-Day Disabled List
Brandon Phillips Day-to-Day (groin)

CHICAGO CUBS
Tommy La Stella 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Mike Olt 3B 60-Day Disabled List
Neil Ramirez P 15-Day Disabled List
Jorge Soler OF 15-Day Disabled List
Jacob Turner P 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Cincinnati: 40%
Chicago: 60%

Free MLB Pick

We prefer Reds starter Johnny Cueto’s numbers versus the Cubs’ batters over Jason Hammel’s versus the Reds hitters. Chicago has owned Cincinnati in recent games, but we feel that the edge in the historical statistics supports a play on the Reds.

Take the Cincinnati Reds +100‏