Reds vs. Cubs odds, line, prediction: 2026 MLB picks for Friday, Aug. 28 from proven model
SportsLine's projection model, which entered Week 23 of the MLB season on a 49-34 run, has locked in its MLB predictions for the Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs on Friday

The Cincinnati Reds (63-71) travel to Wrigley Field on Friday for a 2:20 p.m. ET matinee against the Chicago Cubs (76-58). Cincinnati won its most recent game, a 10-9 comeback victory over San Francisco on Wednesday, while the Cubs have dropped two of their last three. Rhett Lowder (5-8, 5.13 ERA) takes the mound for the Reds, while left-hander David Peterson (7-7, 5.17 ERA) starts for Chicago.
