The Chicago Cubs (52-42) visit the Cincinnati Reds (43-50) on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Cubs are moneyline favorites (-121) against the underdog Reds (-101). Chicago’s Javier Assad and Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Cubs vs. Reds betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-121)
• Underdog: Reds (-101)
• Over/under: 10

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have been the moneyline favorite 65 total times this season. They’ve gone 36-29 in those games.
• Chicago has gone 30-26 (winning 53.6% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -121 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 54.8% chance to win.
• Chicago has combined with opponents to go over the total 50 times this season for a 50-42-2 record against the over/under.
• The Cubs have a 40-54-0 record ATS this season (covering 42.6% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the Cubs with 21 home runs while racking up a team-high batting average of .293.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks 12th in home runs and 37th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Nico Hoerner has 23 doubles, four home runs and 36 walks while hitting .238.
• Hoerner currently ranks 258th in homers and 107th in RBI in the bigs.
• Dansby Swanson has a team-best 58 runs batted in.
• Swanson has hit safely in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with an RBI.
• Michael Busch is batting .230 with 14 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 63 walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.9 K/9, which ranks 25th in the majors.
• Chicago’s 4.35 team ERA ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs average MLB’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.276).
• Cubs pitchers combine to give up 144 total home runs at a clip of 1.5 per game (second-most in the majors).
• 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

• The Reds have won 27, or 42.2%, of the 64 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Cincinnati is 20-35 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -101 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 50.2% chance of a victory for the Reds.
• Cincinnati’s games have gone over the total in 52 of its 93 chances.
• The Reds are 51-42-0 against the spread this season.

Reds hitting info

• Sal Stewart is batting .257 this season with a team-high 19 home runs and 64 RBI.
• Among all batters in the majors, Stewart’s home run total is 26th, and his RBI total is ninth.
• Elly De La Cruz is batting .272 to lead Cincinnati, while adding 15 homers and 44 runs batted in this season.
• De La Cruz is 46th overall in homers and 73rd in RBI this year.
• JJ Bleday has 56 hits this season and a slash line of .240/.349/.489.
• Bleday brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with two home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
• Spencer Steer is batting .247 with an OBP of .328 and a slugging percentage of .425 this season.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
• Cincinnati has the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.49) in the majors this season.
• The Reds have a combined 1.440 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
• The Reds have given up the 25th-fewest long balls so far this season with 124 home runs allowed.
• Cincinnati pitchers struck out seven Phillies hitters while allowing five base hits in a 1-0 loss its last time out.