EARLY NL TOP TOTAL *MUST PLAY!* (SPECIAL!)
(MLB) Cincinnati vs. Chi Cubs, 09/30/2022 2:20 PM, Score: 1 - 6
Total: 7.00 | -112.00 Over
Result: Push
This is an 8* TOP TOTAL on the OVER Reds/Cubs.

Both teams have been playing to several lower-scoring games of late, but I expect those trends to end here.

We're coming down the home stretch of the season, and neither of these teams has anything to play for, other than pride.

Chicago is aiming for its fifth straight victory though. The Reds are looking to avoid a fourth straight loss. Each side does have something to play for today and over the final six games of the season.

Graham Ashcraft is 5-4 with a 4.18 ERA for the Reds. This is his second start after missing more than a month with injury. He's struggled against the Cubs this year, conceding 11 runs off 13 hits over just eight innings opposed.

Adrian Sampson counters for the home side and he's 3-5 with a 3.23 ERA and has been great in September so far. This is just a case of Sampson being in the wrong place at the wrong time today.

I believe the conditions are now right for a much more offensive affair than what this Over/Under line is suggesting in this contest. This total is low, the play is the OVER.

Good luck, NP