Cubs vs. Reds Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 6, 2025

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The Cincinnati Reds (60-54) are underdogs (+154) as they look to sweep a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs (65-48, -186). The series finale begins at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Cade Horton starts for Chicago while Cincinnati will counter with Andrew Abbott.

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Cubs to win vs Reds -186

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Cubs vs. Reds betting lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-186)
  • Underdog: Reds (+154)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

  • The Cubs have gone 52-27 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 65.8% of those games).
  • In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -186 or shorter, Chicago has a record of 15-4 (78.9%).
  • The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cubs a 65% chance to win.
  • Chicago has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 113 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 57 of those games (57-51-5).
  • The Cubs have covered 47.8% of their games this season, going 54-59-0 ATS.

Cubs hitting info

  • Kyle Tucker has 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 75 walks while batting .271.
  • In MLB, Tucker ranks 48th in home runs and 45th in RBI.
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 27 home runs lead his team.
  • Crow-Armstrong ranks seventh in home runs and ninth in RBI among hitters in MLB.
  • Seiya Suzuki leads the Cubs with 82 runs batted in.
  • Nico Hoerner is batting .290 to pace his team.

Cubs pitching rankings

  • The Cubs pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB with a collective 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Chicago has a 3.92 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.223).
  • The Cubs allow the 24th-fewest home runs in baseball (144 total, 1.3 per game).
  • Chicago struck out eight Reds batters while allowing nine hits in a 5-1 loss in its last game.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

  • The Reds have won 32, or 53.3%, of the 60 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Cincinnati has a record of 3-7, a 30% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +154 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 39.4% chance of a victory for the Reds.
  • Games involving Cincinnati have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 42 of 111 chances this season.
  • The Reds have an ATS record of 60-51-0 in 111 games with a spread this season.

Reds hitting info

  • Elly De La Cruz is batting .279 with 19 home runs and 73 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Cincinnati hitters this season.
  • De La Cruz is 38th in homers and 14th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
  • TJ Friedl has 109 hits and an OBP of .374 to go with a slugging percentage of .398 this season.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Friedl ranks 147th in homers and 169th in RBI.
  • Friedl has safely hit in seven games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .333 with a double, a home run, eight walks and four RBIs.
  • Spencer Steer has 90 hits this season and a slash line of .239/.304/.393.
  • Matt McLain has 85 hits and an OBP of .305 to go with a slugging percentage of .341 this season.

Reds pitching rankings

  • The Reds strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
  • Cincinnati pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.85 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
  • The Reds have a combined 1.234 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
  • The Reds have allowed the 14th-fewest home runs this season with 126, or 1.1 per game.
  • Cincinnati pitchers struck out 10 Cubs batters while allowing four hits in a 5-1 win last time out.
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