MLB Odds: Cubs vs Pirates

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at PNC Park will be treated to a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates when they take their seats on Thursday. The Cubs will give the ball to starter Randy Wells in this one. Righthander Wells is 3-0 this season with a 3.45 ERA. Wells's opponent in this one will be Brian Burres. The Pirates lefthander has a 5.79 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 185-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 8½. Garrett Jones drove in a pair of runs to lead the Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Cubs on Wednesday, as +140 underdogs. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by oddsmakers. Charlie Morton pitched six innings for the win, giving up two earned runs off five hits. Ted Lilly surrendered all four runs off nine hits in his six innings of work in the Cubs loss. Current streak: Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 13-15 SU Pittsburgh: 12-15 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 2-8 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh Chi Cubs are 15-6 SU in their last 21 games when playing Pittsburgh Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home Pittsburgh is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games Pittsburgh is 6-15 SU in their last 21 games when playing Chi Cubs Next up: Chi Cubs at Cincinnati, Friday, May 7 Pittsburgh home to St. Louis, Friday, May 7   Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.