Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Odds

Power Ranking

Pittsburgh 21

Chicago 6

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PIT
4.14
4.90
0.00
7.73
3.53
8.68
3.65

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

CHC
5.02
4.49
0.00
8.60
3.58
8.24
3.08

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Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs will look to improve on a 20-15 record when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates, a key part of the MLB betting odds line up on Saturday.

Jon Lester will take the mound for the Chicago Cubs, and he'll carry a 3-2 record into the contest. Gerrit Cole gets the ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates; he's 5-1 so far this season.

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Team Record

Pittsburgh Pirates

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	17-19	5-5	11-15	1-2	16-17
Home	9-7	3-2	8-5	1-2	8-5
Away	8-12	2-3	3-10	0-0	8-12
Fave	13-12	4-4	7-8	1-2	12-10
Dog	3-7	0-1	3-7	0-0	3-7
O/U	15-17-4	5-5	13-9-4	1-2	14-15-4
vs LHP	1-3	1-1	1-2	0-0	1-3
vs RHP	16-16	4-4	10-13	1-2	15-14

Team Record

Chicago Cubs

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	20-15	7-3	13-12	0-0	20-15
Home	12-7	5-0	7-5	0-0	12-7
Away	8-8	2-3	6-7	0-0	8-8
Fave	11-9	4-2	6-7	0-0	11-9
Dog	8-6	3-1	6-5	0-0	8-6
O/U	16-14-5	5-4-1	11-11-3	0-0	16-14-5
vs LHP	4-3	2-0	3-2	0-0	4-3
vs RHP	16-12	5-3	10-10	0-0	16-12

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Pittsburgh Pirates

Gerrit Cole (5-2) ERA: 2.59 View Pitcher Log

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
May 11, 2015	PHI	W	4-3	P	7	60
May 6, 2015	CIN	L	0-3	U	5	-100
Apr 29, 2015	CHC	W	8-1	O	6	90

Chicago Cubs

Jon Lester (4-2) ERA: 3.70

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
May 11, 2015	NYM	W	4-3	U	6	68
May 6, 2015	STL	W	6-5	O	7	116
May 1, 2015	MIL	W	1-0	U	7	54

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Pittsburgh Pirates

Gerrit Cole (5-2) ERA: 2.59

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Apr 29, 2015	8-1	PIT	6	3	1	0	1	8	Win
Sep 12, 2014	7-3	PIT	6	5	3	3	1	6	Win
Sep 7, 2014	10-4	PIT	6	9	4	3	0	8	Win
Apr 10, 2014	5-4	PIT	6	5	4	3	2	10	Win
Sep 24, 2013	8-2	PIT	6	7	2	2	1	6	Win

Chicago Cubs

Jon Lester (4-2) ERA: 3.70

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jun 24, 2011	3-1	PIT	6	8	3	2	1	5	Loss

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
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)
Apr 23, 2015	CHC	4	109	7	Over	Kyle Hendricks (R)
Apr 23, 2015	PIT	5	109	7	Over	Jeff Locke (L)
Apr 22, 2015	CHC	3	-111	7.5	Under	Jason Hammel (R)
Apr 22, 2015	PIT	4	-111	7.5	Under	Vance Worley (R)
Apr 21, 2015	CHC	9	-151	7.5	Over	Travis Wood (L)
Apr 21, 2015	PIT	8	-151	7.5	Over	Francisco Liriano (L)
Apr 20, 2015	CHC	5	-106	7	Push	Jake Arrieta (R)
Apr 20, 2015	PIT	2	-106	7	Push	A.J. Burnett (R)
Sep 14, 2014	CHC	3	-205	7.5	Over	Jacob Turner (R)
Sep 14, 2014	PIT	7	-205	7.5	Over	Edinson Volquez (R)
Sep 13, 2014	CHC	6	-211	7	Over	Felix Doubront (L)
Sep 13, 2014	PIT	4	-211	7	Over	Jeff Locke (L)

Betting Odds Trends

Pittsburgh Pirates

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs

Betting Odds Trends

Chicago Cubs

Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

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
Jason Delay C 10-day IL (04/01), Knee
Carmen Mlodzinski RP 15-day IL (03/25), Elbow

Injuries

Chicago Cubs

Drew Smyly SP 15-day IL (04/22), Hip
Kyle Hendricks SP 15-day IL (04/23), Back
Cody Bellinger 1B 10-day IL (04/24), Ribs
Julian Merryweather SP 60-day IL (04/06), Shoulder
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

Last 5 Games

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
May 15, 2015	CHC	10-11	L	+122	9.5	Jeff Locke	3.2	A	Kyle Hendricks
May 14, 2015	PHI	2-4	L	-123	7.5	Vance Worley	4	A	Aaron Harang
May 13, 2015	PHI	2-3	L	-126	6.5	Francisco Liriano	7	A	Cole Hamels
May 12, 2015	PHI	7-2	W	-154	8.5	A.J. Burnett	7	A	Sean O'Sullivan
May 11, 2015	PHI	4-3	W	-164	7.5	Gerrit Cole	7	A	Jerome Williams

Chicago Cubs

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
May 15, 2015	PIT	11-10	W	-132	9.5	Kyle Hendricks	5.2	H	Jeff Locke
May 14, 2015	NYM	6-5	W	-137	7.5	Travis Wood	4.1	H	Jonathon Niese
May 13, 2015	NYM	2-1	W	-104	6.5	Jason Hammel	8	H	Matt Harvey
May 12, 2015	NYM	6-1	W	-143	7	Jake Arrieta	8	H	Noah Syndergaard
May 11, 2015	NYM	4-3	W	-146	8.5	Jon Lester	6	H	Jacob deGrom

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Runs Scored

4.14 5.02

Runs Allowed

4.90 4.49

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.06 5.38

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.51 4.63

Starter ERA

2.59 3.70

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Offensive Hits

7.73 8.60

Hits Allowed

8.68 8.24

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

12.2 12

Offensive Walks

3.53 3.58

Defensive Walks

3.65 3.08

Wins Last 10 Games

5 7

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.14	25	4.49	17
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.06	25	4.63	18
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.02	5	4.90	22
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.38	3	4.51	16