The Chicago Cubs (88-65) visit the Cincinnati Reds (77-76) on Saturday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Cubs are favored on the moneyline (-111) against the underdog Reds (-108). Chicago has Javier Assad starting, while Cincinnati will send out Zack Littell.

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Cubs vs. Reds betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-111)
• Underdog: Reds (-108)
• Over/under: 9

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have been the moneyline favorite 110 total times this season. They’ve gone 70-40 in those games.
• Chicago has gone 69-40 (winning 63.3% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -111 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 52.6% chance to win.
• Chicago has played in 153 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 69 times (69-75-9).
• The Cubs have covered 47.1% of their games this season, going 72-81-0 against the spread.

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner has a team-high batting average of .301.
• Hoerner ranks 270th in home runs and 117th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 29 home runs to pace his team.
• Crow-Armstrong currently ranks 22nd in home runs and 24th in RBI in the bigs.
• Ian Happ is hitting .241 with 28 doubles, 23 home runs and 85 walks.
• Seiya Suzuki’s 91 runs batted in pace his team.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs pitching staff is 26th in the majors with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has the seventh-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.80).
• Cubs pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in MLB (1.185).
• Cubs pitchers combine to allow 185 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (22nd-fewest in the majors).
• Chicago its 1-0 loss the last time out, the team struck out 12 Reds batters while allowing four hits.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have been underdogs in 82 games this season and won 40 (48.8%) of those contests.
• Cincinnati has a record of 38-40, a 48.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -108 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 51.9% chance of a victory for the Reds.
• Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 57 of its 150 games with a total this season.
• The Reds are 77-73-0 ATS in their 150 games with a spread this season.

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz is batting .261 this season with a team-high 19 home runs and 82 RBI.
• Among all hitters in MLB, De La Cruz is 81st in home runs and 33rd in RBI.
• TJ Friedl has collected 140 hits this season and has an OBP of .362. He’s slugging .368 on the year.
• Among all MLB hitters, Friedl ranks 164th in homers and 176th in RBI.
• Spencer Steer has 115 hits this season and a slash line of .240/.309/.403.
• Austin Hays has 100 hits and an OBP of .319 to go with a slugging percentage of .460 this season.
• Hays brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with a double and a walk.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• Cincinnati pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.95 ERA this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Reds have a combined WHIP of just 1.236 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
• With 183 homers allowed, the Reds rank 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Cincinnati earned a 1-0 win in its most recent game, striking out nine Cubs batters while allowing one hit.