Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB Betting Preview | October 2

The Chicago Cubs open the MLB campaign favored (-170) at home against the Cincinnati Reds (+146) at Wrigley Field on Sunday. The game starts at 2:20 PM ET. Chicago’s Marcus Stroman starts against Cincinnati’s Chase Anderson.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cubs vs. Reds

• Game Day: Sunday, October 2, 2022
• Game Time: 2:20 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field

Cubs Stats & Trends

Cubs Batting

• The Cubs ranked 11th in MLB action with 210 total home runs last season.
• The Cubs ranked 23rd in the majors with a .237 batting average.
• Last season the Cubs were the 21st-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.4 runs per game (705 total).
• The team’s 9.9 strikeouts per game were the most in the league.
• The Cubs averaged 1.4 homers per home game last season (111 total at home).
• The Cubs averaged 2.8 extra-base hits per game while slugging .423 at home.
• The club batted .241 with 617 hits (7.7 per game) at home last season.

Cubs Key Batters

• Last season, Franmil Reyes finished with a slugging percentage of .522, fueled by 50 extra-base hits.
• Ian Happ had 105 hits and an OBP of .323.
• Willson Contreras ended his last campaign with 98 hits, an OBP of .340, plus a slugging percentage of .438.
• Yan Gomes slashed .252/.301/.421 and finished with an OPS of .722.

Reds Stats & Trends

Reds Batting

• The Reds ranked sixth in Major League Baseball with 222 home runs.
• The Reds had a team batting average of .249 last season, which ranked sixth among MLB teams.
• The Reds were among the highest scoring teams in the league, ranking ninth with 786 total runs last season.
• The Reds ranked 19th with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
• They hit 93 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 81 road contests last season.
• They had a team slugging percentage of .394 in away games last season with 243 extra-base hits.
• They averaged eight base hits per game and had a .236 batting average on the road last season.

Reds Key Batters

• Jonathan India racked up an on-base percentage of .376 and a slugging percentage of .459 a season ago.
• Kyle Farmer hit .263 with 22 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 22 walks.
• Donovan Solano had 17 doubles, seven home runs and 25 walks while batting .280 last season.
• Jake Fraley hit .210 with seven doubles, nine home runs and 46 walks.

Cubs vs. Reds Probable Pitchers