Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds: 5/23/22 MLB Picks and Prediction

Cincinnati Reds (11-28) vs Chicago Cubs (15-24)

Game Info: Monday, May 23, 2022 at 6:40 pm (Great American Ball Park)

Vladimir Gutierrez (0-5) (8.65) vs Drew Smyly (1-5) (3.97)

Betting Odds: Cincinnati Reds / Chicago Cubs --- Over/Under: Click Here for the Latest Odds

The Chicago Cubs will visit the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of their series in the National League Central matchup from Great American Ball Park on Monday Night. The weather is expected to be mildly humid with a 0% chance of rain and 8.3 miles per hour winds. 

The Chicago Cubs are coming off of a 1 run loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks in their last game. Wisdom and Schwindel hit consecutive homers to help get the win. The series ended at 3-0 in favor of the Diamondbacks in the sweep.. 

Wade Miley got the start for the Chicago Cubs in this one. He has a 3.38 ERA, with 10 strikes and a 1.19 whip. He pitched 6 innings in the loss in this one. 

Chicago Cubs left-hander, Drew Smyly will be the starter for this one. He has a 3.97 ERA, with 26 strikes and a 1.38 whip.

The Cincinnati Reds are coming off of a 1 run win against the Toronto Blue Jays in their last game.  Joey Votto hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to help secure the Reds win here. The series ended at 2-1 in favor of the Toronto Blue Jays. 

Graham Ashcraft got the start for the Cincinnati Reds in this one. He has a 2.11 ERA, with 49 strikes and a 1.07 whip. He allowed two runs and four hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out three in the win. 

Cincinnati Reds have not named a starter for Monday's home game. 

The Chicago Cubs are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Cincinnati.

The Chicago Cubs are 24-55 in their last 79 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game. The Reds are 6-1 in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing record. The Reds are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game and are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series. The Reds should be able to get the win in this one.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

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