Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Odds - Saturday September 6 2014

Power Ranking

Pittsburgh 21

Chicago 6

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PIT
4.20
4.83
0.00
7.85
3.43
8.55
3.65

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

CHC
5.03
4.35
0.00
8.56
3.47
8.16
3.06

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Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs

Those betting on MLB baseball odds will look to pick a winner at Wrigley Field on Saturday as the host Chicago Cubs battle the Pittsburgh Pirates in baseball betting odds action.

The Chicago Cubs will rely on Felix Doubront to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Francisco Liriano will be his counterpart for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Team Record

Pittsburgh Pirates

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	72-68	5-5	29-36	8-9	64-59
Home	44-28	4-2	17-16	5-2	39-26
Away	28-40	1-3	12-20	3-7	25-33
Fave	46-31	4-2	14-15	5-2	41-29
Dog	26-35	1-3	15-21	3-7	23-28
O/U	65-67-8	2-8	28-33-4	10-7	55-60-8
vs LHP	16-12	1-0	4-2	2-1	14-11
vs RHP	56-56	4-5	25-34	6-8	50-48

Team Record

Chicago Cubs

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	64-77	5-5	25-37	9-8	55-69
Home	35-34	3-1	14-15	5-5	30-29
Away	29-43	2-4	11-22	4-3	25-40
Fave	12-20	0-1	0-8	0-3	12-17
Dog	51-56	5-4	25-29	9-4	42-52
O/U	69-64-7	6-4	33-26-3	4-11-1	65-53-6
vs LHP	15-15	0-1	6-3	0-2	15-13
vs RHP	49-62	5-4	19-34	9-6	40-56

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Pittsburgh Pirates

Francisco Liriano (4-10) ERA: 3.74

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Aug 31, 2014	CIN	L	2-3	U	7	-100
Aug 25, 2014	STL	L	2-3	U	6	-100
Aug 19, 2014	ATL	L	3-11	O	4	-100

Chicago Cubs

Felix Doubront (3-5) ERA: 5.43

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Aug 30, 2014	STL	W	5-1	U	7	165
Jun 20, 2014	OAK	L	3-4	U	4.2	-100
May 20, 2014	TOR	L	4-7	O	4	-100

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Pittsburgh Pirates

Francisco Liriano (4-10) ERA: 3.74

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jun 10, 2014	7-3	CHC	3	3	2	2	0	4	No Decision
Mar 31, 2014	1-0	PIT	6	4	0	0	3	10	No Decision
Sep 25, 2013	4-2	CHC	5	8	4	4	1	8	Loss
Sep 15, 2013	3-2	PIT	6	3	2	2	4	4	No Decision
Jul 5, 2013	6-2	PIT	9	4	2	2	4	7	Win

Chicago Cubs

Felix Doubront (3-5) ERA: 5.43

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Sep 5, 2014	PIT	5	128	8.5	Under	Vance Worley (R)
Sep 5, 2014	CHC	3	128	8.5	Under	Tsuyoshi Wada (L)
Jun 22, 2014	PIT	2	-116	7.5	Under	Brandon Cumpton (R)
Jun 22, 2014	CHC	1	-116	7.5	Under	Jason Hammel (R)
Jun 21, 2014	PIT	5	110	8.5	Under	Vance Worley (R)
Jun 21, 2014	CHC	3	110	8.5	Under	Travis Wood (L)
Jun 20, 2014	PIT	3	112	8.5	Over	Charlie Morton (R)
Jun 20, 2014	CHC	6	112	8.5	Over	Edwin Jackson (R)
Jun 12, 2014	CHC	0	-124	7	Under	Jeff Samardzija (R)
Jun 12, 2014	PIT	4	-124	7	Under	Edinson Volquez (R)
Jun 11, 2014	CHC	2	-131	7.5	Under	Jason Hammel (R)
Jun 11, 2014	PIT	4	-131	7.5	Under	Brandon Cumpton (R)
Jun 10, 2014	CHC	7	-173	7.5	Over	Travis Wood (L)
Jun 10, 2014	PIT	3	-173	7.5	Over	Francisco Liriano (L)
Jun 9, 2014	CHC	2	-146	7.5	Over	Edwin Jackson (R)
Jun 9, 2014	PIT	6	-146	7.5	Over	Charlie Morton (R)
Apr 10, 2014	PIT	5	119	7.5	Over	Gerrit Cole (R)
Apr 10, 2014	CHC	4	119	7.5	Over	Travis Wood (L)
Apr 9, 2014	PIT	5	111	9	Over	Wandy Rodriguez (L)
Apr 9, 2014	CHC	7	111	9	Over	Jason Hammel (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh is 0-3-1 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 0-3-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 13-5-1 SU in its last 19 games when playing Chi Cubs

Betting Odds Trends

Chicago Cubs

Chi Cubs is 6-0-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Chi Cubs is 1-4-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 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 60-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
Sep 5, 2014	CHC	5-3	W	-138	8.5	Vance Worley	4.2	A	Tsuyoshi Wada
Sep 3, 2014	STL	0-1	L	+100	8	Edinson Volquez	6.1	A	Shelby Miller
Sep 2, 2014	STL	4-6	L	+142	7.5	Jeff Locke	3	A	Adam Wainwright
Sep 1, 2014	STL	4-5	L	+100	7.5	Gerrit Cole	6.1	A	Lance Lynn
Aug 31, 2014	CIN	2-3	L	-133	6.5	Francisco Liriano	7	H	Johnny Cueto

Chicago Cubs

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Sep 5, 2014	PIT	3-5	L	+128	8.5	Tsuyoshi Wada	3.1	H	Vance Worley
Sep 3, 2014	MIL	6-2	W	+108	8.5	Kyle Hendricks	5.2	H	Matt Garza
Sep 2, 2014	MIL	7-1	W	+100	7.5	Jake Arrieta	6	H	Yovani Gallardo
Sep 1, 2014	MIL	4-2	W	+130	10.5	Jacob Turner	6.1	H	Jimmy Nelson
Aug 31, 2014	STL	6-9	L	+178	7.5	Travis Wood	4.2	A	John Lackey

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Runs Scored

4.20 5.03

Runs Allowed

4.83 4.35

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.14 5.19

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.43 4.41

Starter ERA

3.74 5.43

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Offensive Hits

7.85 8.56

Hits Allowed

8.55 8.16

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

13.2 14

Offensive Walks

3.43 3.47

Defensive Walks

3.65 3.06

Wins Last 10 Games

5 5

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.20	24	4.35	12
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.14	25	4.41	15
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.03	7	4.83	21
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.19	6	4.43	14