Saturday, September 03, 2011

Pirates vs Cubs MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs meet at Wrigley Field.
The Pirates will give the ball to starter Ross Ohlendorf in this one. Righthander Ohlendorf is 0-1 this season with a 6.27 ERA.
The Cubs will counter Ohlendorf with Casey Coleman. Righthander Coleman has a 6.83 ERA to go along with a 2-7 record this season.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Pirates were a 3-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made winners of bettors who got Pittsburgh at +165 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 63-75 SU
Chicago: 59-79 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After a win are 1-9

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Pittsburgh's last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games at home
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Pittsburgh, Sunday, September 4
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