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The Chicago Cubs (66-66) will look to Seiya Suzuki, after his four-hit game last time out, to lead them in a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates (62-69) on Wednesday at 12:35 p.m. ET on SportsNet PT. The Cubs are +143 underdogs for the contest, according to bookmakers. Paul Skenes will get the ball for Pittsburgh while Chicago will counter with Kyle Hendricks.
Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $31.70
Pirates to win vs Cubs -171
Pirates vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-171)
- Underdog: Cubs (+143)
- Over/under: 7.5
Pirates vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Pirates have been victorious in 27, or 56.2%, of the 48 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Pittsburgh has been victorious two times in five chances when named as a favorite of at least -171 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 63.1% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Cubs have a 33-35 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 48.5% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +143 or longer, Chicago has gone 6-2 (75%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 41.2%.
Pirates vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Bryan Reynolds is batting .280 with 20 home runs and 72 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Pittsburgh hitters this season.
- Reynolds ranks 44th in MLB in homers, and 31st in RBI.
- Oneil Cruz is batting .265 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .466 this season.
- Ian Happ paces the Cubs with 23 home runs and 72 runs batted in.
- Happ’s home run total ranks 24th in the big leagues, and he is 31st in RBI.
- Isaac Paredes has 23 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 60 walks while batting .229.
Pirates vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Pirates have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.04 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.294 WHIP this season, 21st in the majors.
- The Cubs pitching staff is 10th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Chicago has the seventh-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.76).
- Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.236).