Courtesy of Oddshark.com
A winning streak will be on the line for the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday when they battle the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.
The Cubs will give the ball to starter Matt Garza in this one. Righthander Garza is 4-8 this season with a 3.99 ERA.
Starting this game for the Pirates will be Charlie Morton. The righthander has a 4.04 ERA to go along with a 8-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
The Cubs were a 11-6 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Pirates. That made winners of bettors who got Chicago at +125 on the moneyline, while the total score (17) was good news for OVER bettors.
Current streak:
Chicago has won 3 straight games.
Pittsburgh has lost 5 straight games.
Chicago has won 3 straight games.
Pittsburgh has lost 5 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 45-65 SU
Pittsburgh: 54-54 SU
Chicago: 45-65 SU
Pittsburgh: 54-54 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win are 4-6
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win are 4-6
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Chi Cubs, Thursday, August 4
Pittsburgh home to Chi Cubs, Thursday, August 4
