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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Preview April 08, 2019
Pittsburgh Pirates (5-3) is visiting Chicago Cubs (2-7) on April 08, 2019, 2:20 PM ET and playing at the Wrigley Field.
The Chicago Cubs are favored by vegas at a line of -138. The opening line was -134 so the public has been betting on Pittsburgh Pirates causing the CHC line to shift +4. 63% of the community is betting Chicago Cubs will win today. Get the consensus from the top 10 users most likely to be right on tonight's matchup below.
The Chicago Cubs will return to the north side of Chicago for their home opener when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first of a three-game NL Central series Monday afternoon from Wrigley Field. The Pirates will send 27-year old right-hander Jameson Taillon to the mound, and the Cubs will counter with 35-year old left-hander Jon Lester. The Cubs went 10-9 against the Pirates last season.Pittsburgh Highlights
Runs
16th
4.25
Hits
11th
8.50
Walks
9th
4.38
Strike Outs
6th
7.75
ATS Trends
- Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
- Pittsburgh is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games on the road
- Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
- Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
- Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Player Injuries
- Lonnie Chisenhall 10-day IL (03/28) (Finger)
- Corey Dickerson 10-day IL (04/04) (Shoulder)
- Gregory Polanco is out indefinitely (Shoulder)
- Elias Diaz 10-day IL (03/25) (Illness)
- Jameson Taillon left last game, (Head)
- Chad Kuhl 60-day IL (03/01) (Elbow)
- Kyle Crick 10-day IL (04/04) (Triceps)
- Dovydas Neverauskas 10-day IL (03/25) (Oblique)
- Jose Osuna 10-day IL (03/25) (Neck)
- Edgar Santana 60-day IL (03/30); is out for season (Elbow)
Chicago Highlights
Runs
3rd
6.89
Hits
2nd
10.56
Walks
5th
5.00
Strike Outs
13th
8.44
ATS Trends
- Chi Cubs is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
- Chi Cubs is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
- Chi Cubs is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi Cubs's last 15 games at home
- Chi Cubs is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
- Chi Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
- Chi Cubs is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Player Injuries
- No player injuries reported.
