Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Odds - Tuesday September 15 2015

Power Ranking

Chicago 6

Pittsburgh 21

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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

PNC Park hosts an MLB battle between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the visiting Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.

J.A. Happ gets the call for the Pittsburgh Pirates and he will try to build on a 9-7 mark. In the other dugout, Jon Lester brings a 9-10 ledger to the game for the Chicago Cubs as he tries to quiet the Pirates bats.

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Team Record

Chicago Cubs

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	82-61	6-4	32-26	9-10	73-51
Home	43-28	2-0	17-11	3-6	40-22
Away	39-33	4-4	15-15	6-4	33-29
Fave	58-36	4-2	19-14	6-6	52-30
Dog	21-25	2-2	11-12	2-4	19-21
O/U	65-68-10	7-2-1	28-24-6	8-9-2	57-59-8
vs LHP	18-13	2-0	7-3	2-4	16-9
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	87-56	7-3	29-35	13-7	74-49
Home	50-22	4-1	18-12	5-5	45-17
Away	37-34	3-2	11-23	8-2	29-32
Fave	69-36	6-1	21-20	11-6	58-30
Dog	16-19	0-2	6-14	2-1	14-18
O/U	69-65-9	8-2	35-23-6	10-10	59-55-9
vs LHP	17-13	0-1	2-5	4-1	13-12
vs RHP	70-43	7-2	27-30	9-6	61-37

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Chicago Cubs

Jon Lester (10-10) ERA: 3.38

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Sep 9, 2015	STL	L	3-4	P	7	-100
Sep 4, 2015	ARI	W	14-5	O	5	50
Aug 29, 2015	LA	L	2-5	P	6	-100

Pittsburgh Pirates

J.A. Happ (9-8) ERA: 3.84

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Sep 9, 2015	CIN	W	5-4	O	6	63
Sep 4, 2015	STL	W	9-3	O	7	137
Aug 29, 2015	COL	W	4-3	U	5.2	44

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Chicago Cubs

Jon Lester (10-10) ERA: 3.38

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
May 16, 2015	4-1	CHC	7	9	1	1	1	7	Win
Jun 24, 2011	3-1	PIT	6	8	3	2	1	5	Loss

Pittsburgh Pirates

J.A. Happ (9-8) ERA: 3.84

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Aug 4, 2015	5-0	CHC	4.1	8	4	4	2	6	Loss
Jun 30, 2012	3-2	CHC	6	5	3	3	4	6	Loss
May 22, 2012	2-1	HOU	6	5	1	1	2	6	Win
Oct 2, 2010	8-3	CHC	3	8	8	7	5	3	Loss
Aug 11, 2009	4-3	PHI	6	7	2	2	4	3	No Decision

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
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)
Apr 23, 2015	CHC	4	109	7	Over	Kyle Hendricks (R)
Apr 23, 2015	PIT	5	109	7	Over	Jeff Locke (L)

Betting Odds Trends

Chicago Cubs

Chi Cubs is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

Betting Odds Trends

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh is 5-1-1 SU in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 14-4-1 SU in its last 19 games at home
Pittsburgh is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 16-7-1 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

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

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

Last 5 Games

Chicago Cubs

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
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
Sep 11, 2015	PHI	5-1	W	-275	7	Jake Arrieta	8	A	Adam Morgan

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
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
Sep 10, 2015	MIL	4-6	L	-175	8	A.J. Burnett	5	H	Wily Peralta

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

3.38 3.84

Stats Comparison

Chicago Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates

Offensive Hits

8.63 7.99

Hits Allowed

8.21 8.52

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

15 14

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	10	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