Pittsburgh vs Chicago Cubs Prediction: Betting on Lots of Actions and Scores

The National League Central Division rivals Pittsburgh and Chicago Cubs will play another series. This time it's a four-game series at PNC Park, the Pirates' home arena. Let's pick a few bets on the first game of the series.

The Pirates are coming into their next series with the Cubs having lost 11 of their last 13 games. Derek Shelton's team has faced nothing but top contenders and has shown that they are not yet capable of being competitive. Pittsburgh failed 4 games to Atlanta, then also away took away only 1 match of 4 from St. Louis. After that they lost 2 games out of 3 with San Francisco. With a 26-39 balance, the Pirates are third in the division and only 12th in the National League standings.

Pittsburgh's starting pitcher for the upcoming game is J.T. Brubaker, 0-7 and with a 4.50 ERA in 13 starts in this league.

On the eve of the trip to Pittsburgh, David Ross's team hosted Atlanta, the reigning MLB champion. The Braves have won more than a dozen games in a row, but the Cubs stopped them in two games. They showed that their championship tradition, despite all their recent failures, has not been forgotten at Wrigley Field. Even though the two victories over Atlanta were the only ones for Chicago on the 13-game winning streak. The Cubs are 25-41, fourth in the division and 13th in the conference.

MLB rookie Caleb Kilian will pitch for the Cubs in Game 1 of the series at PNC Park, 0-1 and with an 8.00 ERA in 2 starts.

Given that only weak pitchers will start on the hill in the upcoming game, it is worth betting on high productivity. The good thing is that with very decent odds we can find in the bookmaker's line quite possible total over 7.5.

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