cubs are 9-27 after a win
pirates mcdonald is 3-3 vs nl central and 40/60 on under/over
in june mcdonald lost vs phillies halladay and bostons miller
his 4 victories came vs mets dickey astros lyle orioles guthrie and nationals hernandez
home game record is 4-4
vs right handers 7-6
as a favorite 3-1
at home 21-21
with a day off 6-3
after a loss 21-18
cubs pitcher lopez is a gas can
vs right hander 0-1
vs nl central 0-1
as an underdog 1-0
lost to zito prior to beating floyd and the white sox
allowed
2 hits in 7 ip with 0 er but that is vs a dead white sox team who
cannot put up the numbers they should be putting up for the past few
games now
team as a whole on the road as an underdog -100 to -125 5-8
11-22 vs teams in their own division
Pirates are 4-2 vs cubs this season
4 of 6 games went under the total
The only stat i found that favors the cubs is this one:
LOPEZ is 1-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of
1.50 and a WHIP of
1.167.His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
That is based on a game played last year april 9th 2010
Pitt -160 line lost 9-1 but the opposing pitcher was MORTON not MCDONALD
MCDONALD is 0-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of
2.000.His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
That
is based on a game played last year on sept 1st 2010 as an underdog of
+145 with a total o/u of 10.5 but the opposing pitcher was GORZELANNY
not LOPEZ
That is all the info i have; i have to go with the pirates.
The cubs could potentially be exhausted from yesterday's game.
They might have celebrated a bit too much before their flight to pittsburgh; who know.
Gotta back the home team.