Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Odds - Wednesday September 16 2015

Power Ranking

Chicago 9

Pittsburgh 3

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CHC
5.06
4.46
0.00
8.63
3.52
8.21
3.17

Offense
Defense
Team ERA
Offensive Hits
Offensive Walks
Defensive Hits
Defensive Walks

PIT
4.27
4.88
0.00
7.99
3.43
8.52
3.68

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Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates

Jake Arrieta has been arguably the best pitcher in baseball since the All-Star break, which has led the Chicago Cubs to win 13 of the righthander's last 14 starts including nine consecutive games. The Cubs will continue their pivotal series with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

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Team Record

Chicago Cubs

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	83-61	6-4	33-26	9-10	74-51
Home	43-28	1-0	17-11	3-6	40-22
Away	40-33	5-4	16-15	6-4	34-29
Fave	58-36	3-2	19-14	6-6	52-30
Dog	22-25	3-2	12-12	2-4	20-21
O/U	65-69-10	7-2-1	28-25-6	8-9-2	57-60-8
vs LHP	19-13	2-0	8-3	2-4	17-9
vs RHP	64-48	4-4	25-23	7-6	57-42

Team Record

Pittsburgh Pirates

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	87-57	7-3	29-36	13-7	74-50
Home	50-23	4-2	18-13	5-5	45-18
Away	37-34	3-1	11-23	8-2	29-32
Fave	69-37	6-2	21-21	11-6	58-31
Dog	16-19	0-1	6-14	2-1	14-18
O/U	69-66-9	8-2	35-24-6	10-10	59-56-9
vs LHP	17-14	0-1	2-6	4-1	13-13
vs RHP	70-43	7-2	27-30	9-6	61-37

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Chicago Cubs

Jake Arrieta (19-6) ERA: 1.96

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Sep 11, 2015	PHI	W	5-1	U	8	36
Sep 5, 2015	ARI	W	2-0	U	8	45
Aug 30, 2015	LA	W	2-0	U	9	80

Pittsburgh Pirates

A.J. Burnett (8-5) ERA: 3.15

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Sep 10, 2015	MIL	L	4-6	O	5	-100
Jul 30, 2015	CIN	L	5-15	O	4.1	-100
Jul 25, 2015	WSH	L	3-9	O	5.2	-100

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Chicago Cubs

Jake Arrieta (19-6) ERA: 1.96

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Aug 4, 2015	5-0	CHC	7	2	0	0	3	5	Win
May 17, 2015	3-0	PIT	7	5	1	1	1	7	Loss
Apr 20, 2015	5-2	CHC	7	4	1	1	0	7	Win
Sep 25, 2013	4-2	CHC	6	4	1	1	2	1	Win
Sep 13, 2013	5-4	CHC	5	6	4	3	1	6	No Decision

Pittsburgh Pirates

A.J. Burnett (8-5) ERA: 3.15

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
May 17, 2015	3-0	PIT	7	3	0	0	5	7	Win
Apr 20, 2015	5-2	CHC	6	8	1	1	2	1	No Decision
Jun 15, 2014	3-0	CHC	8	8	3	3	0	4	Loss
Apr 6, 2014	8-3	CHC	5.2	5	8	4	6	3	Loss
Jul 7, 2013	4-3	CHC	5	3	2	1	2	3	No Decision

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Sep 15, 2015	CHC	2	-114	7.5	Under	Jon Lester (L)
Sep 15, 2015	PIT	1	-114	7.5	Under	J.A. Happ (L)
Sep 15, 2015	CHC	4	-146	7	Over	Jason Hammel (R)
Sep 15, 2015	PIT	5	-146	7	Over	Gerrit Cole (R)
Aug 5, 2015	CHC	5	-141	7.5	Over	Dan Haren (R)
Aug 5, 2015	PIT	7	-141	7.5	Over	Jeff Locke (L)
Aug 4, 2015	CHC	5	118	7	Under	Jake Arrieta (R)
Aug 4, 2015	PIT	0	118	7	Under	J.A. Happ (L)
May 17, 2015	PIT	3	-139	10	Under	A.J. Burnett (R)
May 17, 2015	CHC	0	-139	10	Under	Jake Arrieta (R)
May 16, 2015	PIT	1	-105	8	Under	Gerrit Cole (R)
May 16, 2015	CHC	4	-105	8	Under	Jon Lester (L)
May 15, 2015	PIT	10	-132	9.5	Over	Jeff Locke (L)
May 15, 2015	CHC	11	-132	9.5	Over	Kyle Hendricks (R)
Apr 29, 2015	PIT	8	100	7	Over	Gerrit Cole (R)
Apr 29, 2015	CHC	1	100	7	Over	Kyle Hendricks (R)
Apr 28, 2015	PIT	2	100	8	Push	Jeff Locke (L)
Apr 28, 2015	CHC	6	100	8	Push	Travis Wood (L)
Apr 27, 2015	PIT	0	-120	7	Under	Vance Worley (R)
Apr 27, 2015	CHC	4	-120	7	Under	Jason Hammel (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Chicago Cubs

Chi Cubs is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

Betting Odds Trends

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

Injuries

Chicago Cubs

Jameson Taillon SP Is upgraded to expected to start Thursday vs Miami Marlins, Back
Julian Merryweather SP 60-day IL (04/06), Shoulder
Patrick Wisdom 3B 10-day IL (3/25), Back
Justin Steele SP 15-day IL (03/29), Hamstring
Seiya Suzuki LF 10-day IL (04/15), Oblique
Caleb Kilian SP 60-day IL (03/28), Shoulder

Injuries

Pittsburgh Pirates

Yasmani Grandal C 10-day IL (03/25), Foot
Marco Gonzales SP 15-day IL (04/14), Forearm
Ryan Borucki SP 15-day IL (04/06), Triceps
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B Is "?" Friday vs Boston Red Sox, Back
Joey Bart C Is "?" Friday vs Boston Red Sox, Head
Jason Delay C 10-day IL (04/01), Knee
Carmen Mlodzinski RP 15-day IL (03/25), Elbow

Last 5 Games

Chicago Cubs

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Sep 15, 2015	PIT	2-1	W	+104	7.5	Jon Lester	9	A	J.A. Happ
Sep 15, 2015	PIT	4-5	L	+136	7	Jason Hammel	3.2	A	Gerrit Cole
Sep 13, 2015	PHI	4-7	L	-178	9	Dan Haren	3	A	Aaron Harang
Sep 12, 2015	PHI	5-7	L	-174	9	Travis Wood	3	A	Jerad Eickhoff
Sep 11, 2015	PHI	7-3	W	-190	8.5	Kyle Hendricks	6.2	A	Alec Asher

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Sep 15, 2015	CHC	1-2	L	-114	7.5	J.A. Happ	5.2	H	Jon Lester
Sep 15, 2015	CHC	5-4	W	-146	7	Gerrit Cole	6.1	H	Jason Hammel
Sep 13, 2015	MIL	7-6	W	-200	7.5	Francisco Liriano	2.1	H	Taylor Jungmann
Sep 12, 2015	MIL	10-2	W	-173	8	Jeff Locke	6.1	H	Zach Davies
Sep 11, 2015	MIL	6-3	W	-166	7.5	Charlie Morton	6	H	Jimmy Nelson

Stats Comparison

Chicago Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates

Runs Scored

5.06 4.27

Runs Allowed

4.46 4.88

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.78 4.19

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.49 5.07

Starter ERA

1.96 3.15

Stats Comparison

Chicago Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates

Offensive Hits

8.63 7.99

Hits Allowed

8.21 8.52

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

9.1 14.2

Offensive Walks

3.52 3.43

Defensive Walks

3.17 3.68

Wins Last 10 Games

6 7

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	5.06	6	4.88	22
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.78	11	5.07	21
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.27	22	4.46	16
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.19	24	4.49	15