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Stephen Nover's MLB Thursday Bookie Basher
(MLB) Cincinnati vs. Chi Cubs,
06/30/2022 8:05 PM, Score: 7 - 15
Money Line: -118.00 Chi Cubs (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -118.00 Chi Cubs (Home)
Result: Win
Laying a short price against the Reds on the road rarely is a bad thing even when the home team is the Cubs.
Cincinnati is 14-25 on the road this season. The Reds are 3-9 in their last 12 games.
The Cubs are 4-3 in their last seven games. During this span they are averaging 6.2 runs a game.
So I feel confident backing the Cubs here. The pitching matchup is Reds rookie Graham Ashcraft versus crafty veteran Kyle Hendricks.
Ashcraft has been impressive with a 4-1 record and 3.27 ERA. He limited the Giants to two runs in eight innings during his previous start this past Friday. Prior to that, however, Ashcraft was battered for 10 earned runs in his two previous starts spanning 9 2/3 innings. During that two-game time frame, Ashcraft gave up 17 hits, two walks and two homers.
Hendricks also is coming off an excellent start. He threw 7 1/3 shutout innings against the Cardinals this past Friday. Hendricks' night ERA is a respectable 3.78.
The weather forecast is for the wind to be blowing out at 10-13 mph. The savvy, experienced Hendricks is better equipped to deal with these elements than Ashcraft, who has never pitched at tricky Wrigley Field.
Cincinnati is 14-25 on the road this season. The Reds are 3-9 in their last 12 games.
The Cubs are 4-3 in their last seven games. During this span they are averaging 6.2 runs a game.
So I feel confident backing the Cubs here. The pitching matchup is Reds rookie Graham Ashcraft versus crafty veteran Kyle Hendricks.
Ashcraft has been impressive with a 4-1 record and 3.27 ERA. He limited the Giants to two runs in eight innings during his previous start this past Friday. Prior to that, however, Ashcraft was battered for 10 earned runs in his two previous starts spanning 9 2/3 innings. During that two-game time frame, Ashcraft gave up 17 hits, two walks and two homers.
Hendricks also is coming off an excellent start. He threw 7 1/3 shutout innings against the Cardinals this past Friday. Hendricks' night ERA is a respectable 3.78.
The weather forecast is for the wind to be blowing out at 10-13 mph. The savvy, experienced Hendricks is better equipped to deal with these elements than Ashcraft, who has never pitched at tricky Wrigley Field.
