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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
The Pirates will give the ball to starter JT Brubaker in this one. Right hander Brubaker is 2-8 this season with a 4.02 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cubs will be Adrian Sampson. The right hander has a 3.34 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cubs as -175-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Chicago was a 4-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Phillies. They won as +100 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 6-5 loser as they battled the Marlins on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Marlins at -158 were rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 40-56 SU
Pittsburgh is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games
Chicago:
Team record: 38-57 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Chicago Tuesday, July 26