Data Skrive:
The Pittsburgh Pirates (20-25) are favorites (-111) on the moneyline when they square off against the Chicago Cubs (25-20) Friday at 2:20 PM ET, live on MLB Network. Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks.
Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $38.02
Pirates to win vs Cubs -111
Pirates vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-111)
- Underdog: Cubs (-108)
- Over/under: 7.5
Pirates vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Pirates have been victorious in six, or 35.3%, of the 17 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Pittsburgh has a record of 6-11 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -111 or more on the moneyline.
- The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 52.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Cubs have gone 14-13 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 51.9% of those games).
- Chicago has a 13-13 record (winning 50% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -108 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 51.9% chance to win.
Pirates vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Connor Joe leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.285) and runs batted in (22) this season while also slugging six homers.
- Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Joe’s home run total ranks him 55th and his RBI tally ranks him 53rd.
- Bryan Reynolds has 44 hits and an OBP of .340 to go with a slugging percentage of .415 this season.
- Nico Hoerner leads the Cubs with a .269 batting average.
- Hoerner’s home run total ranks 208th in the majors, and he is 188th in RBI.
- Christopher Morel has shown his power as he leads his team with nine home runs and 29 runs batted in.
Pirates vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Pirates average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.03 ERA this season, which ranks 16th in baseball.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.275 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB.
- Chicago’s 3.72 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cubs average MLB’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.285).