Nico Hoerner brings a 12-game hitting streak into the Chicago Cubs’ (88-64) matchup with the Cincinnati Reds (76-76). The Reds are favored on the moneyline (-125) for this matchup against the Cubs (+105), which begins at 7:15 p.m. ET on Thursday at Great American Ball Park. Hunter Greene starts for Cincinnati while Chicago will counter with Colin Rea.

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Reds vs. Cubs betting lines

• Favorite: Reds (-125)
• Underdog: Cubs (+105)
• Over/under: 9

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have won 51.5% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (34-32).
• Cincinnati has gone 21-19 (winning 52.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -125 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Reds’ implied win probability is 55.6%.
• Cincinnati has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 57 times this season for a 57-85-7 record against the over/under.
• The Reds have put together a 77-72-0 record ATS this season (covering 51.7% of the time).

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz has accumulated a team-best 19 home runs and 82 runs batted in.
• De La Cruz ranks 81st in home runs and 33rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
• TJ Friedl is hitting .259 with 20 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 76 walks.
• Friedl ranks 164th in homers and 176th in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
• Spencer Steer is hitting .242 with 20 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 45 walks.
• Steer has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .353 with a home run, three walks and five RBIs.
• Austin Hays has 15 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 29 walks while batting .266.
• Hays enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a walk.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds pitching staff is 12th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cincinnati has a 3.98 team ERA that ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Reds have the ninth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.242).
• The Reds give up the 18th-fewest home runs in baseball (183 total, 1.2 per game).
• Cincinnati defeated the Cardinals 6-2 in its last game with 11 strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have won 18, or 42.9%, of the 42 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Chicago has a record of 9-15 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +105 on the moneyline.
• The Cubs have a 48.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 69 of its 152 games with a total.
• The Cubs are 71-81-0 ATS in their 152 games with a spread this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Hoerner leads Chicago with a .303 batting average. He’s also hit six homers and has 59 RBI.
• Hoerner’s home run total ranks 270th in the majors, and he is 117th in RBI.
• Hoerner enters this game on a 12-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is batting .463 with four doubles, a triple, four walks and three RBIs.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong leads Chicago in home runs with 29 while driving in 90 runs and slugging .484.
• Among all major league hitters, Crow-Armstrong ranks 21st in homers and 24th in RBI.
• Crow-Armstrong has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Ian Happ is slashing .243/.347/.426 this season for the Cubs.
• Seiya Suzuki leads Chicago in runs batted in (91) this season. He’s batting .243 while slugging .458.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs average just 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the majors.
• Chicago pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.82 ERA this year, seventh-best in baseball.
• The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.189 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
• The Cubs have allowed the 22nd-fewest home runs this season with 185, or 1.2 per game.
• Chicago earned an 8-4 win in its most recent game, striking out 11 Pirates batters while allowing 10 hits.