Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Cincinnati RedsCIN

3–8

Final

Chicago CubsCHC

Wrigley Field

Team Season Averages

Cincinnati RedsLeads 4 of 18

Chicago CubsLeads 14 of 18

Batting

4.14Runs per game5.41
0.219Batting average0.259
0.304On-base percentage0.352
0.385Slugging percentage0.429
0.689OPS0.782
1.35Home runs per game1.32
7.30Hits per game8.86
50Home runs49
30Stolen bases22

Pitching

4.48ERA3.85
1.50WHIP1.18
7.88Strikeouts per nine8.32
4.81Walks per nine2.98
4.46Runs allowed per game3.84
0.254Opponent batting average0.228
290Pitching strikeouts307
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	9	+163	-199
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+166	-198
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+170	-210
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+170	-205
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+175	-195
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+160	-200
BBetus	-1.5	9	+181	-208
BBovada	-1.5	9	+168	-206
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+170	-205
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+175	-195
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+163	-196

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Stadium

May 7, 2026

2:20 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

CIN

Starters

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CIN	21st	20th
CHC	3rd	9th

Matchup

CINCHC

20-17Record25-12
54.1%Win %67.6%
10-8Home record17-5
10-9Road record8-7
2-8Last 108-2
-6Streak8
-25Run diff+45
1-8Division4-2
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

CINStatCHC

3Runs8
9Hits7
0Errors1
2Home runs1
3RBI8
0Stolen bases1
12K (bat)3
3K (pit)12
7BB (pit)8

Player Stats

CIN — Batting

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

CIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Rhett LowderSP	3.0	1	3	3	4	1
Luis MeyRP	2.0	1	0	0	1	1
Jose FrancoRP	2.0	1	0	0	1	1
Connor PhillipsRP	1.0	4	5	5	1	0

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Nico Hoerner2B	4	1	1	0	1	1
Michael Busch1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Moises BallesterosC	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ian HappLF	3	1	0	0	0	1
Alex Bregman3B	3	1	0	0	0	1
Dansby SwansonSS	3	1	0	0	1	1
Michael ConfortoRF	3	2	3	1	2	1
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	1	1	0	1	1
Miguel AmayaC	2	1	1	0	2	1

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Shota ImanagaSP	6.0	6	1	1	3	10
Gavin HollowellRP	1.2	2	2	2	4	1
Trent ThorntonRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
Daniel PalenciaRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

94 events · 10 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Myers struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
McLain singled to right.
0-0
Top
De La Cruz flied out to right.
0-0
Top
Stewart struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Hoerner grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Ballesteros flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Bregman lined out to center.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Steer singled to center.
0-0
Top
Stephenson struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Bleday flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Dunn struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Happ struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Busch grounded out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Conforto homered to right center (407 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Swanson grounded out to shortstop.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Hayes singled to left.
0-1
Top
Myers flied out to right.
0-1
Top
McLain struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
De La Cruz flied out to right.
0-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong walked.
0-1
Bottom
Amaya walked, Crow-Armstrong to second.
0-1
Bottom
Hoerner grounded into double play, third to second to first, Amaya out at second, Crow-Armstrong to third.
0-1
Bottom
Ballesteros grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Stewart grounded out to pitcher.
0-1
Top
Steer walked.
0-1
Top
Stephenson struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Bleday flied out to center.
0-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Bregman walked.
0-1
Bottom
Happ walked, Bregman to second.
0-1
Bottom
Phillips relieved Lowder
0-1
Bottom
Busch singled to right, Happ to second, Bregman to third.
0-1
Bottom
Conforto walked, Bregman scored, Busch to second, Happ to third.
0-2
Bottom
Swanson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Happ scored, Conforto to second, Busch out at third.
0-3
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong singled to center, Conforto scored, Swanson to third.
0-4
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong stole second.
0-4
Bottom
Amaya singled to center, Swanson scored and Crow-Armstrong scored.
0-6
Bottom
Hoerner doubled to center, Amaya scored, Hoerner to third.
0-7
Bottom
Ballesteros hit sacrifice fly to left, Hoerner scored.
0-8
Bottom
Bregman grounded out to third.
0-8

Inning 5 Top

Top
Dunn struck out swinging.
0-8
Top
Hayes singled to right.
0-8
Top
Myers struck out swinging.
0-8
Top
McLain walked, Hayes to second.
0-8
Top
De La Cruz flied out to right.
0-8

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Mey relieved Phillips
0-8
Bottom
Happ struck out swinging.
0-8
Bottom
Busch flied out to center.
0-8
Bottom
Conforto singled to center.
0-8
Bottom
Swanson grounded out to shortstop.
0-8

Inning 6 Top

Top
Stewart homered to left center (393 feet).
1-8
Top
Steer safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Swanson.
1-8
Top
Stephenson flied out to center.
1-8
Top
Bleday walked, Steer to second.
1-8
Top
Dunn reached on bunt single to pitcher, Bleday to second, Steer to third.
1-8
Top
Hayes struck out swinging.
1-8
Top
Myers struck out swinging.
1-8

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to second.
1-8
Bottom
Amaya hit by pitch.
1-8
Bottom
Hoerner walked, Amaya to second.
1-8
Bottom
Ballesteros grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hoerner out at second, Amaya to third.
1-8
Bottom
Bregman popped out to second.
1-8

Inning 7 Top

Top
Thornton relieved Imanaga
1-8
Top
McLain grounded out to shortstop.
1-8
Top
De La Cruz doubled to right.
1-8
Top
Stewart grounded out to second, De La Cruz to third.
1-8
Top
Steer walked.
1-8
Top
Stephenson popped out to second.
1-8

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Franco relieved Mey
1-8
Bottom
Happ popped out to third.
1-8
Bottom
Busch flied out to left.
1-8
Bottom
Conforto doubled to right.
1-8
Bottom
Swanson walked.
1-8
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong flied out to left.
1-8

Inning 8 Top

Top
Hollowell relieved Thornton
1-8
Top
Bleday flied out to center.
1-8
Top
Dunn homered to left center (393 feet).
2-8
Top
Hayes lined out to shortstop.
2-8
Top
Benson hit for Myers
2-8
Top
Benson walked.
2-8
Top
McLain flied out to second.
2-8

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Benson in right field.
2-8
Bottom
Dunn in center field.
2-8
Bottom
Amaya struck out swinging.
2-8
Bottom
Hoerner flied out to left.
2-8
Bottom
Ballesteros grounded out to first.
2-8

Inning 9 Top

Top
De La Cruz struck out swinging.
2-8
Top
Stewart walked.
2-8
Top
Steer flied out to center.
2-8
Top
Stephenson walked, Stewart to second.
2-8
Top
Bleday doubled to shortstop, Stewart scored, Stephenson to third.
3-8
Top
Dunn walked.
3-8
Top
Palencia relieved Hollowell
3-8
Top
Lowe hit for Hayes
3-8
Top
Nathaniel Lowe challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nathaniel Lowe challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nathaniel Lowe called out on strikes.
3-8

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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
Spencer Steer Home Runs props Spencer Steer Hits props Spencer Steer Hits Runs Rbis props
Chase Burns
Strikeouts: 10/15 over · last line 4.5
Chase Burns Strikeouts props Chase Burns Outs props Chase Burns Hits Allowed props
Pedro Ramirez
Home Runs: 0/15 over · last line 0.5
Pedro Ramirez Home Runs props Pedro Ramirez Hits props Pedro Ramirez Hits Runs Rbis props
Andrew Abbott
Hits Allowed: 3/14 over · last line 5.5
Andrew Abbott Hits Allowed props Andrew Abbott Outs props Andrew Abbott Strikeouts props
Brady Singer
Outs: 7/14 over · last line 14.5
Brady Singer Outs props Brady Singer Strikeouts props Brady Singer Hits Allowed props
Kevin Gausman
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 4.5
Kevin Gausman Strikeouts props Kevin Gausman Hits Allowed props Kevin Gausman Outs props
Miguel Amaya
Home Runs: 0/14 over · last line 0.5
Miguel Amaya Home Runs props Miguel Amaya Walks props Miguel Amaya Hits props
Matthew Boyd
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 3.5
Matthew Boyd Strikeouts props Matthew Boyd Hits Allowed props Matthew Boyd ER props
Clay Holmes
ER: 5/12 over · last line 1.5
Clay Holmes ER props Clay Holmes Hits Allowed props Clay Holmes Outs props
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 8-3 in this MLB game at Wrigley Field on Thursday, May 7, 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 9. Moneylines are Cincinnati Reds +163 and Chicago Cubs -199. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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