Colin Rea will try to earn his 10th win of the campaign when the Chicago Cubs (68-52) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (51-71) on Friday at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs are favored in the matchup (-202) against the Pirates (+166). Pittsburgh has not named a starter while Chicago is projected to start Rea.

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Cubs vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-202)
• Underdog: Pirates (+166)
• Over/under: 9

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have won 54 of the 84 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (64.3%).
• Chicago has gone 13-2 (winning 86.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -202 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 66.9%.
• Chicago has played in 120 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 58 times (58-57-5).
• The Cubs have covered 47.5% of their games this season, going 57-63-0 ATS.

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker has 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 77 walks while hitting .265.
• Among all hitters in MLB play, Tucker’s home run total ranks 53rd and his RBI tally ranks 53rd.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 27 home runs pace his team.
• Crow-Armstrong currently ranks 11th in homers and 15th in RBI in the majors.
• Seiya Suzuki has put up a team-high 27 home runs and 85 runs batted in.
• Nico Hoerner has a club-high .293 batting average.
• Hoerner takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with .

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.7 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
• Chicago has a 3.86 team ERA that ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.207).
• Cubs pitchers combine to give up 149 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (22nd-fewest in MLB).
• Chicago struck out six Blue Jays batters while giving up three hits in a 2-1 loss in its last game.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• This season, the Pirates have won 34 out of the 84 games, or 40.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Pittsburgh has entered 17 games this season as the underdog by +166 or more and is 6-11 in those contests.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 37.6% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 52 of its 121 games with a total this season.
• In 121 games with a spread this season, the Pirates are 62-59-0 ATS.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds is batting .247 for Pittsburgh with a team-high 61 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Reynolds ranks 112th in homers and 56th in RBI.
• Reynolds enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with a double, two home runs, two walks and five RBIs.
• Andrew McCutchen has collected 90 hits this season and has an OBP of .331. He’s slugging .376 on the year.
• Among all MLB batters, McCutchen is 142nd in home runs and 164th in RBI.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .268 to lead Pittsburgh this season.
• Tommy Pham has 75 hits and an OBP of .334 to go with a slugging percentage of .365 this season.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the big leagues.
• Pittsburgh has pitched to a 4.07 ERA this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
• The Pirates rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.243 WHIP this season.
• The Pirates have given up the sixth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 122 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Pittsburgh fell to the Brewers 12-5. Its pitchers compiled 10 strikeouts and 12 hits allowed.