Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
MLB · Fri 6:41 PM ESTFri, Sep 18
CHC85-68 · AWAY6:41 PM ESTCHC −1.5 · O/U 8.5 · draftkings · AS OF Sep 18, 2:33 PM EST
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CHC −1.5 · O/U 8.5 · draftkings · AS OF Sep 18, 2:33 PM EST
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Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds. The moneyline market favors Chicago Cubs (-128), per a 7 books consensus. The line has moved toward Chicago Cubs by 2.7 percentage points over the past 26 hours.
| Book | Moneyline | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKingsas of Sep 18, 2:33 PM EST | CHC−149CIN+123Best | CHC−1.5 +113CIN+1.5 −137 | O8.5 −116U8.5 −105 |
| FanDuelas of Sep 18, 11:18 AM EST | CHC−134BestCIN+114 | CHC+5.5 −3030CIN−5.5 +1000 | O1.5 −50000U1.5 −340 |
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AwayChicago Cubs
Injuries
- Trent Thornton (P) — 15-Day-IL · Thornton (5-4) worked around a walk to pitch a scoreless inning of relief and earn the win in Thursday's 3-2, extra-innings victory over the Blue Jays. He struck out one.
- Dansby Swanson (SS) — 10-Day-IL · Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Friday that the team plans to activate Swanson (oblique) from the 10-day injured list prior to its Sept. 18-20 series in Cincinnati, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.
- Ian Happ (LF) — Day-To-Day · Happ (knee) is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Milwaukee.
- Ian Happ (LF) — Day-To-Day · Happ (knee) is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Milwaukee.
- Gavin Hollowell (RP) — 15-Day-IL · Hollowell (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
HomeCincinnati Reds
Injuries
- Spencer Steer (1B) — 60-Day-IL · The Reds transferred Steer (wrist) to the 60-day injured list Friday.
- Julian Garcia (RP) — 15-Day-IL · The Reds placed Garcia on the 15-day injured list Friday with loose bodies in his right elbow.
- Ivan Johnson (2B) — Day-To-Day · Triple-A Louisville placed Johnson on its 7-day injured list Sept. 10 due to an unspecified injury.
- Matt McLain (2B) — Day-To-Day · McLain (shoulder) remains out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.
- Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B) — 10-Day-IL · Hayes will test out his strained left groin by running the bases in Cincinnati on Sunday, MLB.com reports.
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