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DraftKings. Shota Imanaga has looked excellent to start the season, pitching to a 2.40 ERA (2.83 xERA). His two main off-speed pitches (splitter and sweeper) have been virtually unhittable, and he’s been able to limit damage with his four-seamer. He’ll face a Reds lineup that’s fared worse against lefties (.687 OPS and an 88 wRC+ over the last month) - and overall the Reds have dropped seven in a row. The Cubs bats, meanwhile, have been hot: .807 OPS and a 126 wRC+ versus righties the last two weeks. And they’ll square off against Rhett Lowder (5.09 ERA, 4.65 xERA). With Daniel Palencia and Brett Brown rested on the back-end, I love Imanaga to record the win today.
The Cubs are in a spot to score a lot of runs here. The Reds are starting Rhett Lowder, who gave up eight runs his last start and is backed by a bullpen with a 7.66 ERA the last two weeks. The Cubs own an .807 OPS in that same span. Meanwhile, Shota Imanaga has allowed 0-1 runs in five of his last six starts and the Reds rank 28th in matinee OPS. The Cubs won the first three games of this series by one run each, so we’ll risk the heavy odds and avoid the run line.
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