May 25, 2025 10:40 AM EST

Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds 5/25/2025

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The Cincinnati Reds are 13-13 at home this season and the Chicago Cubs are 16-10 on the road this season. This is a close match-up with both teams having a 45 to 55 percent chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Reds starter Nick Lodolo is forecasted to have a better game than Cubs starter Ben Brown. Nick Lodolo has a 39% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Ben Brown has a 29% chance of a QS. If Nick Lodolo has a quality start the Reds has a 78% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.7 and he has a 34% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Reds win 58%. In Ben Brown quality starts the Cubs win 73%. He has a 22% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 73% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Cincinnati Reds is Austin Hays who averaged 2.66 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 47% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Reds have a 63% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Chicago Cubs is Seiya Suzuki who averaged 2.41 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 40% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Cubs have a 63% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Chicago Cubs

Chicago CubsRECORDCincinnati RedsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road16-10, 62% 607Record at Home13-13, 50% -286Chicago Cubs
VS Cincinnati Reds1-0, 100% 87VS Chicago Cubs0-1, 0% -100Chicago Cubs
vs Team Under .50017-5, 77% 676vs Team .500 or Better10-10, 50% -28Chicago Cubs
Record as Road Favorite9-3, 75% 390Record as Home Underdog4-4, 50% -2Chicago Cubs
When Ben Brown Starts5-4, 56% 42When Nick Lodolo Starts6-5, 55% 30Chicago Cubs

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Chicago Cubs

Chicago CubsRECORDCincinnati RedsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road8-5, 62% 231Record at Home7-7, 50% -151Chicago Cubs
VS Cincinnati Reds1-0, 100% 87VS Chicago Cubs0-1, 0% -100Chicago Cubs
vs Team Under .50013-6, 68% 325vs Team .500 or Better6-6, 50% -49Chicago Cubs
Record as Road Favorite6-3, 67% 177Record as Home Underdog2-1, 67% 107Chicago Cubs
When Ben Brown Starts2-3, 40% -178When Nick Lodolo Starts3-3, 50% -53Cincinnati Reds

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Chicago CubsRECORDCincinnati RedsRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD16-9, 64% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME9-16, 36% OverN/A
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS8-4, 67% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS4-10, 29% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON40-36, 53% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON32-41, 44% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Ben Brown STARTS8-1, 89% OverOVER-UNDER IN Nick Lodolo STARTS4-6, 40% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 10-16, 38% -774 Cincinnati Reds Home Games: 14-12, 54% -116 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 5-8, 38% -291 Cincinnati Reds Home Games: 7-7, 50% -151

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 12-14, 46% -449 Cincinnati Reds Home Games: 14-12, 54% -116 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 5-8, 38% -369 Cincinnati Reds Home Games: 7-7, 50% -151

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 18-7, 72% + 1030 Cincinnati Reds Home Games: 16-7, 70% + 830 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 8-4, 67% + 360 Cincinnati Reds Home Games: 9-3, 75% + 570

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