The Chicago Cubs (52-41) are looking for another big outing from a slugger when they match up against the Cincinnati Reds (42-50) on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET at Great American Ball Park. Seiya Suzuki is riding a two-game home run streak for the favored Cubs (-111) in the matchup with the underdog Reds (-110). Chicago’s Shota Imanaga starts against Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene.

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Cubs vs. Reds betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-111)
• Underdog: Reds (-110)
• Over/under: 9.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have won 56.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (36-28).
• Chicago has gone 36-27 (winning 57.1% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -111 or shorter.
• The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 52.6% in this matchup.
• Chicago has had an over/under set by bookmakers 93 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 50 of those games (50-41-2).
• The Cubs have a 40-53-0 record against the spread this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the Cubs with 21 home runs and has a team-high batting average of .296.
• Among all hitters in MLB play, Crow-Armstrong’s home run total ranks 11th and his RBI tally ranks 37th.
• Crow-Armstrong enters this game on a nine-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .424 with two doubles, four home runs, 10 walks and seven RBIs.
• Nico Hoerner is hitting .240 with 23 doubles, four home runs and 36 walks.
• Hoerner ranks 254th in home runs and 107th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Dansby Swanson paces the Cubs with 58 runs batted in.
• Swanson has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with an RBI.
• Michael Busch is batting .233 with 14 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 63 walks.
• Busch takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .188 with three walks and an RBI.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 24th in MLB.
• Chicago has a 4.35 team ERA that ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs have the 12th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.272).
• Cubs pitchers combine to allow the second-most home runs in baseball (142 total, 1.5 per game).
• Chicago lost to the Orioles 3-2 in its last game with five strikeouts while allowing three hits.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• This season, the Reds have been the underdog 63 times and won 26, or 41.3%, of those games.
• Cincinnati is 26-37 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -110 or more on the moneyline.
• The Reds have a 52.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 52 of its 92 opportunities.
• The Reds are 50-42-0 against the spread this season.

Reds hitting info

• Sal Stewart leads Cincinnati in home runs (19) and runs batted in (63) this season while batting .254.
• Stewart ranks 26th in home runs and 10th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Elly De La Cruz is batting .270 to lead Cincinnati, while adding 14 homers and 43 runs batted in this season.
• De La Cruz ranks 55th in homers and 74th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Spencer Steer is slashing .240/.323/.421 this season for the Reds.
• JJ Bleday has 55 hits and an OBP of .347 to go with a slugging percentage of .478 this season.
• Bleday takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with a home run, three walks and two RBIs.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the big leagues.
• Cincinnati has pitched to a 4.54 ERA this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
• The Reds have a combined WHIP of 1.449 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.
• The Reds have given up the 25th-fewest long balls so far this season with 124 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Cincinnati fell to the Phillies 1-0. Its pitchers compiled seven strikeouts and five hits allowed.