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Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
The Chicago Cubs will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.
Right hander Keegan Thompson will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Thompson is 6-2 this season with a 3.27 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Jerad Eickhoff who starts for the Pirates. Right hander Eickhoff is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Pirates as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total opened at 9.
In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 7-1 winner on the road against the Cubs. Bettors on Pittsburgh at -140 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Cubs were a 7-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Pirates. That made winners of bettors who got Pittsburgh at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 25-43 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Chi Cubs is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
Chi Cubs is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 28-39 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Chicago at Pittsburgh Thursday, June 23