The Cincinnati Reds (43-51) are looking for continued production from a hitter when they match up against the Chicago Cubs (53-42) on Sunday at 1:40 p.m. ET at Great American Ball Park. JJ Bleday is on a two-game home run streak for the underdog Reds (+108) going into this matchup with the favored Cubs (-132). Chicago’s Matthew Boyd starts against Cincinnati’s Andrew Abbott.

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Cubs vs. Reds betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-132)
• Underdog: Reds (+108)
• Over/under: 9.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs are 36-29 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 55.4% of those games).
• Chicago has a 24-20 record (winning 54.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -132 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cubs a 56.9% chance to win.
• In the 95 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 50 times (50-43-2).
• The Cubs have collected a 41-54-0 record against the spread this season (covering 43.2% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the Cubs with 21 home runs while putting up a team-best batting average of .290.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks 12th in homers and 39th in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Nico Hoerner is hitting .235 with 23 doubles, four home runs and 36 walks.
• Hoerner ranks 260th in homers and 110th in RBI this season.
• Dansby Swanson paces the Cubs with 58 runs batted in.
• Michael Busch has 15 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 63 walks while batting .236.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has the 21st-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.34).
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.279).
• Cubs pitchers combine to give up the second-most home runs in baseball (147 total, 1.5 per game).
• In its 5-3 win last time out, Chicago struck out eight Reds batters while allowing 11 hits.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• This season, the Reds have been the underdog 64 times and won 27, or 42.2%, of those games.
• Cincinnati is 16-27 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +108 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 48.1% chance of a victory for the Reds.
• Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 52 of its 94 games with a total this season.
• In 94 games with a spread this season, the Reds are 51-43-0 ATS.

Reds hitting info

• Sal Stewart leads Cincinnati in home runs (19) and runs batted in (64) this season while batting .256.
• Stewart’s home run total ranks 26th in the majors, and he is ninth in RBI.
• Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in batting with a .275 average while slugging 15 homers and driving in 44 runs.
• Among all major league hitters, De La Cruz is 48th in homers and 74th in RBI.
• De La Cruz heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with a double, a triple, two home runs, four walks and three RBIs.
• Bleday has collected 57 base hits, an OBP of .348 and a slugging percentage of .498 this season.
• Bleday brings a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with three home runs, three walks and five RBIs.
• Spencer Steer is batting .244 with an OBP of .327 and a slugging percentage of .421 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.
• Reds pitchers have a 1.441 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.
• The Reds have allowed the 24th-fewest home runs this season with 126, or 1.3 per game.
• Last time out, Cincinnati fell to the Cubs 5-3. Its pitchers compiled seven strikeouts and nine hits allowed.