Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Cincinnati RedsCIN

2–3

Final

Chicago CubsCHC

Wrigley Field

Team Season Averages

Cincinnati RedsLeads 2 of 16

Chicago CubsLeads 14 of 16

Batting

4.14Runs per game5.43
0.220Batting average0.259
0.306On-base percentage0.352
0.385Slugging percentage0.431
0.692OPS0.783
1.31Home runs per game1.31
7.26Hits per game8.86
46Home runs46
30Stolen bases20

Pitching

4.52ERA3.89
1.50WHIP1.19
7.87Strikeouts per nine8.37
4.79Walks per nine3.00
4.49Runs allowed per game3.86
0.254Opponent batting average0.229
273Pitching strikeouts290
12Quality starts14
10Saves8

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CHC)	Total	CIN ML	CHC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8	+137	-166
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+140	-166
BBetMGM	-1.5	8	+140	-170
CCaesars	-1.5	8	+143	-170
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+149	-165
BBetRivers	-1.5	8	+145	-182
BBetus	-1.5	8	+146	-165
BBovada	-1.5	8	+140	-168
FFanatics	-1.5	8	+140	-170
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+149	-165
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+139	-164

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Stadium

May 5, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

CIN

Starters

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CIN	22nd	21st
CHC	3rd	10th

Matchup

CINCHC

20-15Record23-12
57.1%Win %65.7%
10-8Home record15-5
10-7Road record8-7
4-6Last 107-3
-4Streak6
-23Run diff+43
1-6Division2-2
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	T
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3

Team Stats

CINStatCHC

2Runs3
6Hits8
1Errors1
2Home runs1
2RBI3
0Stolen bases1
9K (bat)7
7K (pit)9
7BB (pit)2

Player Stats

CIN — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
TJ FriedlCF	5	0	0	0	0	0
Elly De La CruzSS	5	0	0	0	0	0
JJ BledayLF	4	1	1	1	1	0
Matt McLain2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sal Stewart1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Spencer SteerLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Nathaniel Lowe1B	4	1	2	1	1	0
Tyler StephensonC	3	0	1	0	0	1
Blake DunnLF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dane MyersCF	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jose TrevinoC	0	0	0	0	0	0

CIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Andrew AbbottSP	5.2	4	0	0	4	4
Connor PhillipsRP	1.1	2	1	1	1	2
Jose FrancoRP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0
Tony SantillanRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	1
Sam MollRP	0.0	1	1	0	0	0
Emilio PaganRP	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Dansby SwansonSS	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ian HappLF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	1	0	1	1
Seiya SuzukiRF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Busch1B	4	1	3	1	2	1
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Miguel AmayaC	3	0	0	0	0	1
Nico Hoerner2B	3	0	1	0	0	2
Matt ShawRF	2	0	1	0	0	0
Michael ConfortoRF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Moises BallesterosC	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nicky Lopez3B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan RolisonRP	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel PalenciaRP	0	0	0	0	0	0

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Jameson TaillonSP	5.2	5	2	2	1	5
Javier AssadSP	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
Jacob WebbRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan RolisonRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
Daniel PalenciaRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

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Player props

Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Shota Imanaga
Outs: 6/20 over · last line 11.5
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Spencer Steer
Home Runs: 2/16 over · last line 0.5
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Chase Burns
Strikeouts: 10/15 over · last line 4.5
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Pedro Ramirez
Home Runs: 0/15 over · last line 0.5
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Andrew Abbott
Hits Allowed: 3/14 over · last line 5.5
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Brady Singer
Outs: 7/14 over · last line 14.5
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Kevin Gausman
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 4.5
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Miguel Amaya
Home Runs: 0/14 over · last line 0.5
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Matthew Boyd
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 3.5
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Clay Holmes
ER: 5/12 over · last line 1.5
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Matt Shaw
Hits: 6/12 over · last line 0.5
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Rhett Lowder
Strikeouts: 7/12 over · last line 3.5
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Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 in this MLB game at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs Odds

DraftKings lists the Chicago Cubs at CHC -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8. Moneylines are Cincinnati Reds +137 and Chicago Cubs -166. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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