Pirates vs Cubs Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Wrigley Field. James McDonald will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Righthander McDonald is 2-4 this season with a 5.29 ERA. It'll be Tom Gorzelanny toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Lefthander Gorzelanny is 7-8 with a 4.12 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Neil Walker went 4-for-5 with a two-run shot and four runs batted in, as the Pirates slammed the Cubs 14-7 on Tuesday night. Pittsburgh won as +185 road underdogs, while the game played OVER the 10.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Andrew McCutchen and Jose Tabata were both 3-for-5 with two RBIs for the Pirates, as winning pitcher Jeff Karstens gave up two runs over six innings for Pittsburgh. Koyie Hill went 3-for-4 with a two-run dinger for Chicago, while Ryan Dempster was rocked for seven runs over three innings to take the loss for the Cubs. Team records: Pittsburgh: 44-88 SU Chicago: 56-77 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a win are 2-8 Chicago most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 4-6 After playing Pittsburgh are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs Pittsburgh is 12-4 SU in their last 16 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing 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 OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games Next up: Pittsburgh home to Washington, Friday, September 3 Chi Cubs home to NY Mets, Friday, September 3 The founder of forensic sports handicapping, Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty.