Chicago Cubs (82-50) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (57-75)

J.Marquis(R) vs. Z.Duke(L)

Date: 8/27/08

Odds

• The latest odds at BetEd.com for this game is Pittsburgh Pirates (166) / Chicago Cubs (-174).

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Home/Away/Overall Moneyline Records

• The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 34-33 record at home this season.
• The Chicago Cubs have a 33-31 record on the road this season.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates are 57-75 on the season.
• The Chicago Cubs are 82-50 on the season.

Game Characteristics

• This is a divisional rivalry matchup.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 26-35 record in divisional rivalry games.
• The Chicago Cubs have a 37-23 record in divisional rivalry games.
• This is the third game of the series.
• The Chicago Cubs are coming off a double digit offensive performance.

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

• The Pittsburgh Pirates are allowing 10.00 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 8.29 R/G L7 games.
• 5.05 R/G L20 games.
• 5.52 R/G overall.

Chicago Cubs - Batting

• The Chicago Cubs are averaging 10.67 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 7.14 R/G L7 games.
• 6.70 R/G L20 games.
• 5.51 R/G overall.
• Against lefties, the Chicago Cubs are 26-12 on the season.

Chicago Cubs - Pitching

• The Chicago Cubs are allowing 4.33 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 4.57 R/G L7 games.
• 3.95 R/G L20 games.
• 4.08 R/G overall.

Applicable Betting Systems, Angles, Trends

• The Chicago Cubs falls into the Game 3 of a series system.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates falls into the Hating to Lose as a Home Dog system.

Betting the Run Line

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