Cubs vs. Pirates Prediction: Expert Tips, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Tuesday, August 27, 2024

After a four-hit game last time out, Seiya Suzuki leads the Chicago Cubs (66-66) as -124 favorites against the Pittsburgh Pirates (62-69). Action begins at 6:40 p.m. ET Tuesday at PNC Park, live on SportsNet PT.

Justin Steele will get the ball for Chicago, while Pittsburgh will counter with Jared Jones.

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The Cubs have won 33 of the 65 games this season in which they were favorites in the moneyline (50.8%).

When Chicago has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -124 or less, it has a record of 26-15 (63.4% of games won).

The Pirates have started as underdogs 81 times this season and have won 35 of those games, or 43.2%.

Pittsburgh is 26-37 this season when it enters a game as an underdog of +105 or more on the moneyline.

The Cubs have played 132 games with over/under sets and have combined with their opponents to exceed the total 59 times (59-68-5).

The Pirates and their opponents have exceeded the total on 63 of their 131 opportunities this season.

Cubs Stats & Insights

The Cubs have the No. 15 offense in the MLB, scoring 4.4 runs per game (577 total runs).

Chicago averages 1.1 home runs per game and ranks 17th in MLB with 141 total home runs.

The Cubs' batting average of .238 ranks 20th in the major leagues.

Chicago strikes out 8.5 times per game, ranking 17th in the MLB.

The Cubs pitching team has a total K/9 rating of 8.7, ranking 10th in the majors.

Chicago ranks seventh in ERA among all MLB pitching teams (3.76).

Pirate statistics and insights

The Pirates have scored the 23rd most runs in the league this season with 545 runs (4.2 per game).

Pittsburgh's 129 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.

The Pirates' batting average of .235 ranks 23rd in the league this season.

Pittsburgh has been an up-and-down team this season, ranking 27th with an average of 9.3 strikeouts per game.

The Pirates have a K/9 rating of 8.4 as a pitching team this season, ranking 20th in the Major League.

Pittsburgh ranks 15th in the Major Leagues with ERA (4.04) this season.

Key Cubs players to keep an eye on

Steele (4-5 with a 3.07 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 123 2/3 innings pitched) starts for the Cubs, his 22nd of the season.

Ian Happ is the most successful Chicago player with 23 home runs and 72 runs batted in.

Isaac Paredes has 103 hits and an OBP of .336 and a slugging percentage of .411 this season.

Nico Hoerner has 121 hits this season and a slash line of .255/.323/.347.

Cody Bellinger has 110 hits this season and an OBP of .332. His slugging average this year is .428.

Key Pirates players to keep an eye on

The Pirates will send Jones (5-6) to the mound for his 17th start this season.

Bryan Reynolds had a team-best batting average of .280 and led the Pirates in home runs (20) and runs batted in (72).

Oneil Cruz has a batting average of .265 with 29 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 37 walks.

Bryan De La Cruz has 22 doubles, 18 home runs and 27 walks with a batting average of .241.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa has a batting average of .277 with 12 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 14 walks.

Injuries to the Cubs and Pirates

Cubs: Tomás Nido: 10 days IL (knee), Hayden Wesneski: 15 days IL (forearm), Jordan Wicks: 60 days IL (oblique), Luke Little: 60 days IL (shoulder), Yency Almonte: 60 days IL (shoulder). ), Colten Brewer: 60 days IL (hand), Ben Brown: 60 days IL (neck), Adbert Alzolay: 60 days IL (forearm)

Pirates: Ke'Bryan Hayes: 10 days IL (herniated disc), Andrew McCutchen: 10 days IL (knee), Joey Bart: 10 days IL (hamstring), Carmen Mlodzinski: 15 days IL (undisclosed), Colin Holderman: 15 days IL (undisclosed), Marco Gonzales: 60 days IL (forearm), Ryan Borucki: 60 days IL (triceps), Daulton Jefferies: 60 days IL (elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60 days IL (elbow), Hunter Stratton: 60 days IL (patella), Johan Oviedo: 60 days IL (elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 days IL (elbow)

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