MLB Betting: Pirates vs Cubs

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs meet at Wrigley Field on Wednesday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader. Righthander Charlie Morton will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Morton is 4-9 this season with a 5.01 ERA. Starting this game for the Cubs will be Ted Lilly. The lefthander has a 3.02 ERA to go along with a 12-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 280-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ryan Dempster tossed a complete-game shutout to lead the Cubs over the Pirates 6-0 on Tuesday night. Chicago won as -245 home favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 8-run total set by sportsbooks. Derrek Lee, Micah Hoffpauir, and Jeff Baker drove in two runs apiece for the Cubs, as Sam Fuld was 3-for-4 for Chicago. Delwyn Young went 2-for-3 for Pittsburgh, while Kevin Hart gave up three earned runs over four innings to take the defeat for the Pirates. Team records: Pittsburgh: 59-97 SU Chicago: 82-74 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7 After playing Chi Cubs are 2-8 After a loss are 3-7 Chicago most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Pittsburgh is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games Pittsburgh is 1-17 SU in its last 18 games on the road Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home Next up: Chi Cubs home to Pittsburgh, Wednesday, September 30