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The
division rival Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates are set to renew
hostilities on Thursday when they meet at PNC Park.
Righthander
Rodrigo Lopez will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game.
Lopez is 2-2 this season with a 4.59 ERA.
Lopez's
opponent in this one will be James McDonald. The Pirates righthander
has a 4.17 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Pirates listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus
the Cubs, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
Last
time out for Chicago, they were a 1-0 winner as they battled the
Pirates on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cubs at -111 were
rewarded, while the 1 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals
bettors.
Current
streak:
Chicago has won 4 straight games.
Pittsburgh has lost 6
straight games.
Team
records:
Chicago: 46-65 SU
Pittsburgh: 54-55 SU
Chicago
most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing
Cincinnati are 3-7
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win
are 5-5
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Thursday
are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 2-8
After playing Chi Cubs
are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8
A
few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's
last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total
has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games
The total has
gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The
total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road
The
total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
The
total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4
of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Next
up:
Chi Cubs home to Cincinnati, Friday, August 5
Pittsburgh
home to San Diego, Friday, August 5
