Data Skrive:
The Chicago Cubs (22-16) are favorites (-114) on the moneyline when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (17-21) Saturday at 4:05 PM ET, live on MARQ. Justin Steele starts for Chicago while Paul Skenes is Pittsburgh’s starter for the contest.
Be sure to check out our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $37.54
Cubs to win vs Pirates -114
Cubs vs. Pirates Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-114)
- Underdog: Pirates (-106)
- Over/under: 7
Cubs vs. Pirates Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been favorites in 14 games this season and have come away with the win nine times (64.3%) in those contests.
- This season Chicago has been victorious nine times in 14 chances when named as a favorite of at least -114 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 53.3% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Pirates have won 10 of the 20 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (50%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -106 or longer, Pittsburgh has a 9-8 record (winning 52.9% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 51.5%.
Cubs vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders
- Christopher Morel is batting .211 this season with a team-high eight home runs and 24 RBI.
- Morel ranks 19th in homers and 28th in RBI among all batters in Major League Baseball.
- Nico Hoerner leads Chicago in batting with a .273 average.
- Bryan Reynolds has put up a team-high 17 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Reynolds is 86th in homers and 79th in RBI.
- Connor Joe has a club-best .288 batting average.
Cubs vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
- The Cubs have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.75) in the majors this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.263 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The Pirates pitching staff ranks 16th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pittsburgh has the 11th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.70).
- Pirates pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in the majors (1.204).