Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Odds

Power Ranking

Pittsburgh 21

Chicago 6

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PIT
4.13
4.84
0.00
7.78
3.45
8.53
3.55

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

CHC
4.96
4.42
0.00
8.64
3.63
8.15
3.12

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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 Friday as the host Chicago Cubs battle the Pittsburgh Pirates in baseball betting odds action.

Charlie Morton, with a record of 4-7 on the season, gets the ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, while the Chicago Cubs trot Edwin Jackson to the mound in this one.

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Team Record

Pittsburgh Pirates

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	35-37	6-4	18-24	4-6	31-31
Home	21-18	4-3	13-14	3-2	18-16
Away	14-19	2-1	5-10	1-4	13-15
Fave	20-16	4-3	9-11	4-2	16-14
Dog	15-19	2-1	9-13	0-4	15-15
O/U	32-33-7	6-4	18-20-4	6-4	26-29-7
vs LHP	4-4	1-1	2-2	1-0	3-4
vs RHP	31-33	5-3	16-22	3-6	28-27

Team Record

Chicago Cubs

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	30-40	5-5	13-20	2-6	28-34
Home	15-14	0-0	6-6	1-3	14-11
Away	15-26	5-5	7-14	1-3	14-23
Fave	7-9	0-1	0-2	0-3	7-6
Dog	22-30	4-4	13-18	2-2	20-28
O/U	35-31-4	5-4-1	20-11-2	2-6	33-25-4
vs LHP	8-5	1-0	6-1	0-2	8-3
vs RHP	22-35	4-5	7-19	2-4	20-31

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Pittsburgh Pirates

Charlie Morton (4-8) ERA: 3.47 View Pitcher Log

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jun 14, 2014	MIA	W	8-6	O	7	81
Jun 9, 2014	CHC	W	6-2	O	7	68
Jun 2, 2014	SD	W	10-3	O	5	110

Chicago Cubs

Edwin Jackson (5-7) ERA: 5.12

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jun 14, 2014	PHI	L	4-7	O	4.2	-100
Jun 9, 2014	PIT	L	2-6	O	6	-100
Jun 4, 2014	NYM	W	5-4	O	5	84

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Pittsburgh Pirates

Charlie Morton (4-8) ERA: 3.47

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jun 9, 2014	6-2	PIT	7	6	1	1	0	7	Win
Apr 8, 2014	7-6	PIT	6	8	5	5	1	5	No Decision
Apr 2, 2014	4-3	PIT	6	4	0	0	1	6	No Decision
Sep 23, 2013	2-1	PIT	7	3	0	0	1	5	No Decision
Sep 13, 2013	5-4	CHC	5	4	3	3	2	5	No Decision

Chicago Cubs

Edwin Jackson (5-7) ERA: 5.12

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jun 9, 2014	6-2	PIT	6	7	4	4	2	8	Loss
Apr 8, 2014	7-6	PIT	4.2	9	6	6	4	4	No Decision
Apr 2, 2014	4-3	PIT	5.1	2	2	1	4	5	No Decision
Jul 6, 2013	4-1	CHC	5.2	4	1	1	2	3	Win
Jun 9, 2013	4-1	CHC	7	4	1	1	1	8	Win

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
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)
Apr 8, 2014	PIT	7	109	7	Over	Charlie Morton (R)
Apr 8, 2014	CHC	6	109	7	Over	Edwin Jackson (R)
Apr 3, 2014	CHC	3	-159	7.5	Under	Jason Hammel (R)
Apr 3, 2014	PIT	2	-159	7.5	Under	Wandy Rodriguez (L)
Apr 2, 2014	CHC	3	-154	7	Push	Edwin Jackson (R)
Apr 2, 2014	PIT	4	-154	7	Push	Charlie Morton (R)
Mar 31, 2014	CHC	0	-175	6.5	Under	Jeff Samardzija (R)
Mar 31, 2014	PIT	1	-175	6.5	Under	Francisco Liriano (L)

Betting Odds Trends

Pittsburgh Pirates

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs

Betting Odds Trends

Chicago Cubs

Chi Cubs is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's 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 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
Jun 19, 2014	CIN	4-3	W	+102	7.5	Jeff Locke	6	H	Homer Bailey
Jun 18, 2014	CIN	4-11	L	-134	7.5	Edinson Volquez	2.1	H	Alfredo Simon
Jun 17, 2014	CIN	5-6	L	+105	7	Brandon Cumpton	6	H	Johnny Cueto
Jun 15, 2014	MIA	2-3	L	-109	7.5	Vance Worley	7	A	Henderson Alvarez
Jun 14, 2014	MIA	8-6	W	-122	7.5	Charlie Morton	7	A	Randy Wolf

Chicago Cubs

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jun 18, 2014	MIA	6-1	W	+111	7	Jake Arrieta	7	A	Nathan Eovaldi
Jun 17, 2014	MIA	5-6	L	-115	7	Jeff Samardzija	6	A	Anthony DeSclafani
Jun 16, 2014	MIA	5-4	W	-105	7	Jason Hammel	6	A	Tom Koehler
Jun 15, 2014	PHI	3-0	W	+117	7.5	Travis Wood	8	A	A.J. Burnett
Jun 14, 2014	PHI	4-7	L	+106	8.5	Edwin Jackson	4.2	A	David Buchanan

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Runs Scored

4.13 4.96

Runs Allowed

4.84 4.42

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.17 5.09

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.38 4.53

Starter ERA

3.47 5.12

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Offensive Hits

7.78 8.64

Hits Allowed

8.53 8.15

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

15.2 11

Offensive Walks

3.45 3.63

Defensive Walks

3.55 3.12

Wins Last 10 Games

6 5

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.13	25	4.42	15
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.17	24	4.53	16
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.96	8	4.84	22
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.09	7	4.38	12