The Chicago Cubs (42-27) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (28-42) on Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs are moneyline favorites (-225) against the underdog Pirates (+185). Chicago has Matthew Boyd starting, and Pittsburgh counters with Mike Burrows.

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Cubs vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-225)
• Underdog: Pirates (+185)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have been favored on the moneyline 46 total times this season. They’ve gone 33-13 in those games.
• Chicago has won all eight games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -225 or shorter.
• The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 69.2% in this game.
• Chicago has played in 69 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 36 times (36-29-4).
• The Cubs have gone 36-33-0 ATS this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker is hitting .273 with 12 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 46 walks.
• Among all hitters in MLB play, Tucker’s home run total ranks 21st and his RBI tally ranks 19th.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has shown his power as he leads his team with 18 home runs and 57 RBI.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks seventh in home runs and third in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Seiya Suzuki leads the Cubs with 57 runs batted in.
• Suzuki heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .238 with a home run and two RBIs.
• Nico Hoerner’s .285 batting average leads his team.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
• Chicago’s 3.68 team ERA ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.241).
• The Cubs allow the 14th-fewest home runs in baseball (73 total, 1.1 per game).
• Chicago took down the Pirates 3-2 in its last game with 10 strikeouts while allowing four hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• This season, the Pirates have won 19 out of the 48 games, or 39.6%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Pittsburgh has entered nine games this season as the underdog by +185 or more and is 4-5 in those contests.
• The Pirates have a 35.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 27 of its 70 opportunities.
• The Pirates have an ATS record of 33-37-0 in 70 games with a spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh with 13 home runs this season. He’s batting .226 with 29 RBI.
• Among all batters in the majors, Cruz is 21st in home runs and 98th in RBI.
• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in (39) this season. He’s batting .229 while slugging .370.
• Reynolds is 90th among batters in MLB in home runs, and 33rd in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen leads Pittsburgh with a .263 batting average while slugging six homers and driving in 25 runs.
• McCutchen brings a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is batting .256 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and nine RBIs.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has collected 57 hits this season and has an OBP of .348. He’s slugging .375 on the year.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• Pittsburgh has the 13th-ranked ERA (3.79) in the majors this season.
• The Pirates have a combined 1.198 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
• The Pirates have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 58, or 0.8 per game.
• Pittsburgh pitchers struck out nine Cubs hitters while allowing four base hits in a 3-2 loss its last time out.