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Chicago vs Cincinnati Reds Predictions September 1, 2023: J. Wicks vs G. Ashcraft

Game time: September 1, 2023 at 1:10 PM ET

Venue: Great American Ball Park — Cincinnati, Ohio

Article updated Sep 1, 2:35 AM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Chicago Cubs are on the road playing the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park stadium on Friday, 9/1/2023 @ 1:10pm EST. Jordan Wicks (ERA: 1.8) will be the

Game outlook

The Chicago Cubs are on the road playing the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park stadium on Friday, 9/1/2023 @ 1:10pm EST. Jordan Wicks (ERA: 1.8) will be the starting pitcher for Cubs and Graham Ashcraft (ERA: 4.76) will be starting for Reds. Chicago is the betting favorite opening at -110 and the current line is Chicago -120.

Cubs vs Reds Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cubs to win today's game by 2 points and the total to go over 9.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Chicago 6 to Cincinnati 4

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

58% of SportsJaw users predict Chicago Cubs to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Chicago will win straight-up is 55%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Chicago Cubs to win and the total score to be 9.5.

OddsShark 's prediction is Chi Cubs will win and the total will go over.

U: 2% picked Cincinnati Reds on Covers.com

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Chicago Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 14, Chicago is ranked #6 in offense (scoring an average of 5.04 per game), #17 in defense (allowing an average of 4.46 points to be scored against them per game) and are 71-62 this season.

Cincinnati Key Betting Stats

Cincinnati Reds has a power ranking of 15 and are #11 for offense (scoring an average of 4.75 per game), #23 for defense (giving up an average of 4.98 points per game) and 75-87 overall. Chicago went 0-3 in their last 3 matchups against Cincinnati.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Chicago vs Reds archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

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Lines, trends and availability

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No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago-110 → -120Moved
  • Moneyline · Cincinnati Reds-107 → +105Moved
  • Spread · Chicago-1.5 (+128) → -1.5 (+135)Moved
  • Spread · Cincinnati Reds+1.5 (-173) → +1.5 (-155)Moved
  • Total · Over9.5 (-110) → 9.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under9.5 (-110) → 9.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Chicago
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
Cincinnati Reds
75-87 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-09-01T06:35:03.774Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-08-03Cincinnati Reds 3 · Chicago 5
  • 2023-08-02Cincinnati Reds 6 · Chicago 16
  • 2023-08-01Cincinnati Reds 9 · Chicago 20
  • 2023-07-31Cincinnati Reds 6 · Chicago 5
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Chicago defeated Cincinnati Reds 6-2

Chicago defeated Cincinnati Reds 6-2 on September 1, 2023, a 4-run decision in the series. Chicago's strongest period was the 6th inning, when it outscored its opponent 2-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago -1.5 (+135) spread, Chicago covered, while the 8 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 9.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Novacek84Total · Under 9.5 (-110)Win
  • DrfeelgoodMoneyline · Chicago -110Win
  • PeytoncMoneyline · Chicago -110Win
  • Lockpicker69Moneyline · Cincinnati Reds -104Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Chicago -110Win
  • StevehMoneyline · Cincinnati Reds -104Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Cincinnati Reds +102Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 9 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Chicago -115Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 9 (-110)Loss