AAA's WORLD FAMOUS 10* RUN-LINE DESTRUCTION! PERFECT 5-0 ALL L2 DAYS!
(MLB) Chi Cubs vs. Cincinnati, 08/26/2014 3:10 PM, Score: 3 - 0
Point Spread: -1.50 | 115.00 Cincinnati (Home)
Result: Loss
This is a 10* RUN-LINE DESTRUCTION on the Cincinnati Reds.

I think this is a good spot to pull the trigger on a strategic "run line" selection and believe that the clear talent discrepancy on the mound absolutely justifies in laying the 1.5 runs for the small return. The struggling home side turns to ace Johnny Cueto (15-7, 2.20 ERA) to get it back on track; Cueto (15-7, 2.20 ERA) will be hungry here, he had his five-start win streak snapped in his team's 7-3 loss at St. Louis last week, the hard-throwing right-hander was shelled for five runs off a season high-tying seven hits over just five innings of work. A date at home is just what the doctor ordered for Cueto to get untracked though, he's posted a very respectable 1.74 ERA over a six-start win streak in Cincinnati. And while past success guarantees nothing in the future, note that Cueto has dominated the Cubbies throughout his career in going a perfect 5-0 with a 1.19 ERA in his last seven vs. them. Cueto's team will be looking to build off its 10 hit peformance in Sunday's 5-3 win over Atlanta on Sunday, which is bad news for inconsistent Chicago starter Travis Wood (7-11, 4.91 ERA); Wood has been the very definition of a "gas can" of late, in his last 12 starts he's 0-6 with a ballooned 5.45 ERA. And unforutnatley for Wood, he can't be looking forward to seeing Cincinnati, he's 1-5 with a pedestrian 3.68 ERA in eight career starts vs. it. The Cubs are one of the worst on the road they're just 26-39 away from friendly confines, while of course the Reds for the most part have been successful in front of the home town crowd in 2014, coming into this contest at 34-31 in Cincinnati. I think Chicago comes in complacent, it's coming off a very satisfying three game sweep at home over the Orioles, while the Reds are fighting for their playoff lives; play on the REDS on the RUN-LINE.

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