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The Reds come in winning eight of their last 11 while the Cubs have won five of their last six. Cole Hamels made his return to the rotation five days ago against the Brewers and went five strong shutout innings in a 4-1 Cubs win. The Reds have won seven of 12 games against the Cubs this season. Look for the Cubs to even things out in the series. I'm on the Cubs.
The Cubs and Reds meet Thursday for an NL Central series with both teams in a recent hot stretch at the plate. Both Thursday starters in Cole Hamels and Alex Wood are adjusting to returning to their respective teams rotations. Hamels missed over a month on the injured list while Wood’s just made his debut for the season on July 28th. Expect familiarity of each others bullpens to key the Over.
The Cubs are 12-6 with Cole Hamels starts, and my model is projecting another quality outing for him, saying he'll go almost seven full innings and give up fewer than two runs. The Cubs win this one straight-up almost 60 percent of the time in my projections, making them a solid value as the slight favorites.