Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds 10-5-22

Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds 10/5/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds 10/5/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The Chicago Cubs will go against the Cincinnati Reds in MLB action in Great American Ball Park, OH, on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 4:10 PM ET.

 

The Chicago Cubs have the 18th-best team batting average (.239) and on-base percentage (.311) in baseball. The Cubs’ inability to generate power is seen by their 20th-place slugging percentage of.385.

 

Chicago ranks 23rd with 640 runs scored. Patrick Wisdom is second on the club in RBI with 66 and first on the team in home runs with 25.

 

With 72 RBI, Ian Happ is the top. With 21 home runs, Willson Contreras ranks second in the league. With 154 home runs in 160 games played, the Cubs had about one home run per contest.

 

Chicago needs to strengthen its pitching staff as the Cubs’ 4.02 team ERA and 1.30 WHIP rank them 21st and 22nd, respectively.

 

The pitching staff as a whole ranks 16th in terms of batting average surrendered at.244, but the starting rotation of the Chicago Cubs has only 48 Quality Starts, ranking them 23rd overall.

 

Justin Steele leads Chicago in strikeouts with 126, while Keegan Thompson leads the team with 10 victories.

 

  • The Chicago Cubs are 2-3 in their previous 5 matches against the spread.
  • The Cubs are 41-39 in their road matches against the spread.
  • The totals went OVER in 1 of the Cubs’ previous 5 matches.

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Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Predictions 10/5/2022

 

The Cincinnati Reds rank 26th in slugging percentage (.373), 24th in on-base percentage (.304), and 21st in team batting average (.235). The Reds’ 643 runs scored rank 22nd in MLB.

 

Kyle Farmer leads the Reds in all categories with 14 home runs and 78 RBI. Jonathan India and Aristides Aquino are tied for 2nd place in both home runs and RBI with 10 apiece.

 

In 160 games, the Reds blasted 155 home runs, but 31 of those were lost in trades for Brandon Drury and Tommy Pham at the deadline.

 

Cincinnati ranks 26th in WHIP with 1.39 and 28th in team ERA with 4.81. The pitching staff as a whole has a.251 batting average surrendered, which ranks 22nd in baseball, while the Reds starting rotation has 51 Quality Starts, which ranks 20th in MLB.

 

With six victories, Alexis Diaz leads the team. Two other players have five victories each, and Hunter Greene leads the team in strikeouts with 164.

 

  • The Cincinnati Reds are 3-2 in their previous 5 matches against the spread.
  • The Reds are 41-39 in their road matches against the spread.
  • The totals went OVER in 1 of Cincinnati’s last 5 matches.

Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds. The MLB pick for this game is the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs were out of the playoff picture for a while, but they performed exceptionally well in the last two or three weeks of the regular season.

 

The Cubs won eight of the previous eleven games played on the road, while Chicago won seven of the last eight overall.

 

Chicago received excellent pitching, and the Cubs over the last seven matches including Monday’s loss allowed an average of only 1.29 runs per game including five matches of allowing one run or less.

 

Before having its unbeaten run snapped at seven on Monday night, Chicago received excellent pitching. as the Reds dropped six of their previous seven games overall and gave up an average of 4.71 runs per contest over that span.

 

The Chicago Cubs will win to a predicted score of 7-4.

 

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MLB Starting Time: 4:10 PM (EDT)

 

Location: Great American Ball Park, OH

 

Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

 

TV: BSOH

 

MLB Odds: Chicago Cubs -120

 

MLB Totals: 8

 

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