The Cubs are favored (-172 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Reds (+144). The starting pitchers are Colin Rea (3-1) for the Chicago Cubs, and Andrew Abbott (4-0) for the Cincinnati Reds.

Andrew Abbott is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati against Colin Rea for Chicago. Thursday was an off day for each of these clubs. The Cubs are coming off a three-game sweep of the Rockies. Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and Matthew Boyd allowed a single, unearned run over six innings to earn his fifth win of the season in Wednesday’s 2-1 win.

Tuesday as +125 home underdogs, the Nationals bounced back Wednesday with a 2-0 win over the Cubs as +119 underdogs. The Over (9.5) hit in the opener, while the Under (8) cashed the following night. SP MacKenzie Gore (win,