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Reds/Cubs UNDER 9 EVEN

With this game you get two good/great pitchers. Chase Burns sports a 2.77 ERA and 1.15 WHIP while Imanaga has a 3.78 ERA and 1.12 WHIP. Both pitchers also have a good K ratio to help get them out of jams. With two pitchers at their caliber most lines would be lower so had to look at the wind in Chicago and it is blowing out at 10 mph. Still, I don't think that's enough to justify a 9 line here.

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Burns is a strikeout machine, but tonight against the Cubs, the Under is the play. Yes, at a juicy price, but the Cubs have maintained a strikeout rate under 20% for weeks now. In their last six games, they have posted just a 14% strikeout rate. This is a number the Reds starter rarely stays Under, but the Cubs have been on a complete tear, and I see them making a ton of contact this evening. Chicago ranks third in contact rate over their last six games while also ranking second-lowest in swinging-strike rate.

MLB Chicago Cubs -152 (ML)
The cubs are 7-3 in last 10 meetings. I look
for a low scoring game tonight but the cubs
should escape with a close win