Data Skrive:
The Pittsburgh Pirates (61-68) host the Chicago Cubs (65-65) on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET(broadcast on SportsNet PT). Oddsmakers have opted not to choose a favorite on the moneyline for the contest, installing pick ’em odds, instead. Mitch Keller takes the mound for Pittsburgh while Jameson Taillon is Chicago’s starter for the contest.
Here is our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $38.52
Pirates to win vs Cubs -108
Pirates vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-108)
- Underdog: Cubs (-108)
- Over/under: 8.5
Pirates vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Pirates have won in 27, or 57.4%, of the 47 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This year Pittsburgh has won 29 of 54 games when listed as at least -108 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 51.9% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Cubs are 32-35 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.8% of those games).
- Chicago has gone 29-33 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -108 or longer (46.8%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 51.9%.
Pirates vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.279), home runs (19) and runs batted in (70) this season.
- Of all hitters in baseball, Reynolds’ home run total ranks him 48th and his RBI tally ranks him 37th.
- Oneil Cruz is batting .263 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .468 this season.
- Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 23 home runs and 71 runs batted in.
- Happ ranks 23rd in homers and 31st in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Isaac Paredes has 23 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 58 walks while hitting .227.
Pirates vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Pirates strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.95 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.280 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- The Cubs pitching staff is 10th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Chicago has a 3.70 team ERA that ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Cubs pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in the majors (1.231).