MLB Odds: Cubs vs Pirates

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates will meet on the field at PNC Park on Monday in a battle of division rivals. The Cubs will give the ball to starter Carlos Silva in this one. Righthander Silva is 7-0 this season with a 3.12 ERA. The Pirates will counter Silva with Dana Eveland. Righthander Eveland has a 6.45 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs lost to Houston 6-3 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5). Marlon Byrd was 2-4 with two runs scored for Chicago and Randy Wells surrendered six runs on nine hits in 5 1-3 innings. The Pirates lost to San Francisco 6-5 in extra innings as a +160 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7). Delwyn Young and Garrett Jones both hit two-run home runs for Pittsburgh and Neil Walker scored two runs. Team records: Chicago: 25-31 SU Pittsburgh: 23-33 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3 After playing Houston are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 7-3 After playing San Francisco are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Chi Cubs's last 24 games Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs Pittsburgh is 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs Next up: Chi Cubs at Milwaukee, Tuesday, June 8 Pittsburgh at Washington, Tuesday, June 8 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com