Pirates-Cubs Odds Preview

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Wrigley Field.
Charlie Morton will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Righthander Morton is 2-5 this season with a 3.81 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Randy Wells who starts for the Cubs. Righthander Wells is 8-5 with a 3.01 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 240-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Paul Maholm surrendered 11 hits and seven runs over 6 1-3 innings as the Pirates were crushed 10-1 by the Rockies on Thursday. The Pirates were +190 underdogs in that game, while the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10).
The Cubs were swept away by the Phillies as they fell 6-1 in the finale on Thursday. The Cubs were +125 underdogs in that game, while the seven runs went UNDER the day’s posted over/under (8).
Ryan Theriot drove in the only run for the Cubs. Ryan Dempster allowed eight hits and six runs over seven innings to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games.
Chicago has lost 5 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 46-68
SU
Chicago
: 58-55 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 9-1
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs’s last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs’s last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, August 15

 

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