OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a pick Sunday is on the Cubs (+105) to the Cincinnati Reds.
Reasoning: Ryan Dempster had a horrible first month to the season but finally looked pretty good in that last start in Los Angeles. I still don’t love the sinkerballer nor do I love the Cubs but the Reds have been far from much of late and I’ll back the northsiders today at this cheap home price.
Johnny Cueto when on can be awesome and I’ll be the first to admit such. But this is the righty’s first start of the season thanks to the shoulder injury and I’m really not all that sure how he is going to fare in this first start. It really wouldn’t shock me if he was in the shower by the third inning to be honest as guys like Soriano, Pena and Fukudome aren’t great but are potent enough at times.
Cincinnati started the season 4-0 and ever since has been very mediocre. Joey Votto can be great and I like Jay Bruce and Brandon Phillips as well but the defending NL Central Champions have just not been that good of late.
Dempster still has ace type potential with that biting sinker and at Wrigley I’ll back him and fade Cueto in his first start. The Reds are struggling a ton with the bats and have not been the same team we saw last season. It’s not the easiest thing to trust the Cubbies but that is what I am going to do today as the Reds are really no better.
Top expert pick on this game: Chicago Cubs
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