MLB Odds: Pirates vs Cubs

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Wrigley Field. Lefthander Brian Burres will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Burres is 2-1 this season with a 3.31 ERA. It'll be Tom Gorzelanny toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Lefthander Gorzelanny is 1-4 with a 2.83 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Pirates were swept away by the Reds as they fell 5-0 to the Reds in the series finale last time out. That game as listed as a -110 pick'em, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Zach Duke surrendered nine hits and five earned runs over his five innings in the loss. Carlos Marmol held off a ninth-inning rally to notch his fifth save as the Cubs got past the Marlins 4-3 on Wednesday, as -117 favorites. The game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Mike Fontenot drove in a pair of runs for the Cubs, while Carlos Silva tossed 6 1-3 innings to earn his third victory of the season. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 14-20 SU Chicago: 15-20 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 10-0 Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After playing Florida are 8-2 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 16 games when playing Chi Cubs Chi Cubs are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chi Cubs's last 16 games when playing Pittsburgh Chi Cubs are 15-7 SU in their last 22 games when playing Pittsburgh Next up: Chi Cubs home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 15 Stevie Vincent is being mentioned in the same sentence with gambling legends Joe Duffy, Roxy Roxborough, Bob Martin, and Pete Axthelm. Betting on sports will never be the same thanks to his groundbreaking forensic handicapping featured exclusively at OffshoreInsiders.com