Chicago over Pittsburgh The Cubs have owned the Pirates as of late winning six straight at home and 10 of 11 overall in the series. A major reason has been their success against today's starter Tom Gorzelanny. In his last three starts against the Cubs consisting of 10.2 innings of work the lefty has allowed 34 base runners and 20 earned runs. He has contributed to Chicago scoring 11.10 runs per game at home vs left-handed starters as they have won eight of nine in that role. Gorzelanny has an 8.27 ERA this year in day games.To make matters worse for the Pirates if the Cub's starter tires they will face a Chicago bullpen who has worked just 3.2 innings the past two days. Put it all together and we look for the Cub's bats to be at their best as they pound the Pirates this afternoon. PLAY CHICAGO CUBS

Cleveland (-) over Boston Home teams in the second round of the playoffs are 19-1 straight up with the only road win coming by a single point. To put it bluntly home court advantage has been dominant. For proof look no further than the Boston Celtics who are undefeated at home in the postseason and winless on the road. Cleveland will be without a key component tonight as Daniel "Boobie" Gibson will be out for a week with a shoulder injury. Look for Sasha Pavlovic to get more playing time at the guard position. Cleveland has a edge because all-everything LeBron James can and has played four of the five positions on the court. When he came up with the Cavs he was used as a point guard and he has resumed that role a bit in this series. The host has won 9 of the last 10 games between these two and Cleveland has played very well here at the "Q". Despite the loss in game five Cleveland gained enough confidence on the Celtic's home floor to have a decided edge here. Boston has a habit of falling behind early just like they did Wednesday at home. Unlike in game five the outcome will not be the same if Boston doesn't come out on fire. Considering the Celtic shooting woes in this series we can't assume they will be able to put it all together after the off day. Besides it's the Celtic road defense which has been the problem. Thus far in the playoffs Boston has allowed 102, 97, 103, 108 and 88 points away from home. What really must be a concern for Doc Rivers and company is that the 88 points allowed in game four still resulted in a double digit loss. Cleveland has not permitted more than 88 points in any playoff home game this season. You know they will hold this Celtic offense in check tonight. Cleveland has their back to the wall while Boston knows if worse comes to worse they still have a game seven on their undefeated home court remaining. If Boston falls behind early which is becoming a trend this game will not even be close. PLAY CLEVELAND