Pirates vs. Cubs Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 3, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the Chicago Cubs (71-67) on Tuesday. The game begins at 7:40 p.m. ET on MARQ, with the Pirates listed as -128 favorites on the moneyline. Paul Skenes will get the ball for Pittsburgh while Chicago will counter with Justin Steele.

Here is our betting preview for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Pirates vs. Cubs Betting Lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-128)
• Underdog: Cubs (+107)
• Over/under: 6.5

Pirates vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Pirates have been favorites in 49 games this season and have come away with the win 27 times (55.1%) in those contests.
• This season Pittsburgh has come away with a win 15 times in 29 chances when named as a favorite of at least -128 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 56.1% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Cubs have won 49.3% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (34-35).
• Chicago is 24-20 (winning 54.5% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +107 or longer.
• The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 48.3% in this matchup.

Pirates vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders

• Bryan Reynolds is batting .282 with 22 home runs and 77 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Pittsburgh hitters this season.
• Reynolds is 35th in homers and 32nd in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Oneil Cruz is batting .271 with an OBP of .327 and a slugging percentage of .466 this season.
• Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 23 home runs and 79 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Happ’s home run total puts him 30th, and his RBI total ranks 28th.
• Nico Hoerner is batting .259 with 29 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 41 walks.

Pirates vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings

• The Pirates average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
• Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.14 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Pirates rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.309 WHIP this season.
• The Cubs pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has the seventh-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.81).
• The Cubs have the 12th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.247).