The Chicago Cubs (58-45) visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (53-51) on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET. The Cubs are underdogs (+104) against the favored Pirates (-126). Pittsburgh has Braxton Ashcraft starting things off, while Chicago will counter with Jameson Taillon.

Check out all the Latest Baseball Betting Previews!

Pirates vs. Cubs betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-126)
• Underdog: Cubs (+104)
• Over/under: 8.5

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have gone 32-22 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 59.3% of those games).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -126 or shorter, Pittsburgh has a 20-18 record (winning 52.6% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pirates’ implied win probability is 55.8%.
• Pittsburgh has combined with opponents to go over the total 59 times this season for a 59-42-3 record against the over/under.
• The Pirates have covered 51.9% of their games this season, going 54-50-0 against the spread.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds is batting .272 with 24 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 64 walks.
• Reynolds’ home runs rank 76th in MLB and he ranks 34th in RBI in MLB.
• Brandon Lowe has shown off his power as he paces his team with 21 home runs and 65 runs batted in.
• Among all MLB batters, Lowe ranks 20th in home runs and 14th in RBI.
• Nick Gonzales leads the Pirates with a .312 batting average.
• Gonzales takes an eight-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is batting .326 with four doubles, two home runs, a walk and six RBIs.
• Ryan O’Hearn is batting .277 with 13 doubles, 16 home runs and 28 walks.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Pittsburgh has a 4.24 team ERA that ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates have the 14th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.306).
• Pirates pitchers combine to surrender the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (108 total, one per game).
• Pittsburgh its 3-2 loss the last time out, the team struck out 11 Cubs batters while allowing six hits.

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• This season, the Cubs have won 17 out of the 30 games, or 56.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, Chicago has won nine of its 15 games, or 60%, when it’s the underdog by at least +104 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 49% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
• Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 54 of 103 chances this season.
• The Cubs are 45-58-0 against the spread in their 103 chances this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Pete Crow-Armstrong is batting .285 this season with 22 home runs, both best among Chicago hitters.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Crow-Armstrong is 13th in homers and 41st in RBI.
• Nico Hoerner has collected 99 hits this season and has an OBP of .310. He’s slugging .336 on the year.
• Hoerner is 272nd in homers and 102nd in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Dansby Swanson leads Chicago in RBI with 59 while batting .213 with 16 home runs.
• Alex Bregman has 94 hits and an OBP of .333 to go with a slugging percentage of .355 this season.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs average the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.9) in the majors this season.
• Chicago has the 16th-ranked ERA (4.23) in the majors this season.
• The Cubs have a combined 1.271 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
• With 157 homers allowed, the Cubs rank 29th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Chicago pitchers struck out six Pirates batters while allowing eight hits in a 3-2 win last time out.