Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Odds - Saturday September 26 2015

Power Ranking

Pittsburgh 21

Chicago 6

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PIT
4.17
4.93
0.00
7.77
3.51
8.68
3.67

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

CHC
5.03
4.51
0.00
8.62
3.60
8.24
3.13

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Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs will try to be nasty hosts on Saturday when the Pittsburgh Pirates pay a visit to Wrigley Field.

The Chicago Cubs will turn to Jason Hammel and his 9-6 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Pittsburgh Pirates send Francisco Liriano (11-7) to the hill.

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Team Record

Pittsburgh Pirates

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	94-60	7-3	30-38	13-7	81-53
Home	50-25	0-2	18-15	5-5	45-20
Away	44-35	7-1	12-23	8-2	36-33
Fave	74-38	5-1	21-22	11-6	63-32
Dog	18-21	2-2	7-15	2-1	16-20
O/U	73-72-9	4-6	36-26-6	10-10	63-62-9
vs LHP	20-14	3-0	3-6	4-1	16-13
vs RHP	74-46	4-3	27-32	9-6	65-40

Team Record

Chicago Cubs

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	89-64	7-3	39-29	9-10	80-54
Home	47-31	4-3	21-14	3-6	44-25
Away	42-33	3-0	18-15	6-4	36-29
Fave	62-39	4-3	23-17	6-6	56-33
Dog	24-25	3-0	14-12	2-4	22-21
O/U	69-74-10	4-6	32-30-6	8-9-2	61-65-8
vs LHP	19-13	1-0	8-3	2-4	17-9
vs RHP	70-51	6-3	31-26	7-6	63-45

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Pittsburgh Pirates

Francisco Liriano (12-7) ERA: 3.27

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Sep 19, 2015	LA	W	3-2	U	7	167
Sep 13, 2015	MIL	W	7-6	O	2.1	50
Sep 8, 2015	CIN	W	7-3	O	6	81

Chicago Cubs

Jason Hammel (9-7) ERA: 3.86

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Sep 21, 2015	MIL	W	9-5	O	5	48
Sep 15, 2015	PIT	L	4-5	O	3.2	-100
Sep 8, 2015	STL	W	8-5	O	6	132

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Pittsburgh Pirates

Francisco Liriano (12-7) ERA: 3.27

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Apr 21, 2015	9-8	CHC	5	3	3	3	2	9	No Decision
Sep 6, 2014	5-0	PIT	6	3	0	0	2	9	Win
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

Chicago Cubs

Jason Hammel (9-7) ERA: 3.86

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Sep 15, 2015	5-4	PIT	3.2	5	4	4	3	5	No Decision
Apr 27, 2015	4-0	CHC	8	4	0	0	0	7	Win
Apr 22, 2015	4-3	PIT	5	6	4	3	0	5	Loss
Jun 22, 2014	2-1	PIT	7	6	2	2	1	6	Loss
Jun 11, 2014	4-2	PIT	5	11	4	4	2	6	Loss

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Sep 25, 2015	PIT	3	-110	6.5	Under	Gerrit Cole (R)
Sep 25, 2015	CHC	2	-110	6.5	Under	Jon Lester (L)
Sep 17, 2015	CHC	9	-110	8	Over	Kyle Hendricks (R)
Sep 17, 2015	PIT	6	-110	8	Over	Charlie Morton (R)
Sep 16, 2015	CHC	3	133	7	Under	Jake Arrieta (R)
Sep 16, 2015	PIT	2	133	7	Under	A.J. Burnett (R)
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)

Betting Odds Trends

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs

Betting Odds Trends

Chicago Cubs

Chi Cubs is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 12 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
Sep 25, 2015	CHC	3-2	W	+100	6.5	Gerrit Cole	7	A	Jon Lester
Sep 24, 2015	COL	5-4	W	-126	11	Jeff Locke	5.2	A	Chad Bettis
Sep 23, 2015	COL	13-7	W	-136	11	Charlie Morton	4.1	A	Christian Bergman
Sep 22, 2015	COL	6-3	W	-145	11	J.A. Happ	5.1	A	Chris Rusin
Sep 21, 2015	COL	9-3	W	-110	11	A.J. Burnett	5.2	A	Jon Gray

Chicago Cubs

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Sep 25, 2015	PIT	2-3	L	-110	6.5	Jon Lester	7	H	Gerrit Cole
Sep 23, 2015	MIL	1-4	L	-220	8	Kyle Hendricks	6	H	Zach Davies
Sep 22, 2015	MIL	4-0	W	-320	7.5	Jake Arrieta	9	H	Tyler Cravy
Sep 21, 2015	MIL	9-5	W	-208	8	Jason Hammel	5	H	Wily Peralta
Sep 20, 2015	STL	3-4	L	-138	7.5	Jon Lester	6	H	Carlos Martinez

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Runs Scored

4.17 5.03

Runs Allowed

4.93 4.51

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.13 5.44

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.55 4.68

Starter ERA

3.27 3.86

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Offensive Hits

7.77 8.62

Hits Allowed

8.68 8.24

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

10 5

Offensive Walks

3.51 3.60

Defensive Walks

3.67 3.13

Wins Last 10 Games

7 7

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.17	24	4.51	17
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.13	23	4.68	19
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.03	5	4.93	25
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.44	3	4.55	16