The Pittsburgh Pirates (29-42) visit the Chicago Cubs (42-28) on Sunday at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Pirates are moneyline underdogs (+138) against the favored Cubs (-164). Chicago’s Colin Rea starts against Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller.

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Cubs vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-164)
• Underdog: Pirates (+138)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs are 33-14 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 70.2% of those games).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -164 or shorter, Chicago has a 12-5 record (winning 70.6% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 62.1%.
• Chicago has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 36 times this season for a 36-30-4 record against the over/under.
• The Cubs have a 37-33-0 record against the spread this season (covering 52.9% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker is batting .273 with 13 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 47 walks.
• Among batters in MLB action, Tucker ranks 23rd in homers and 21st in RBI.
• Tucker takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .211 with a double, a home run, four walks and three RBIs.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 18 home runs and 57 RBI both lead his team.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks seventh in home runs among hitters in MLB play and third in RBI.
• Crow-Armstrong brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .190 with a double, a home run and three RBIs.
• Seiya Suzuki leads the Cubs with 57 runs batted in.
• Suzuki brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .318 with a home run and two RBIs.
• Nico Hoerner has a club-best .284 batting average.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.8 K/9, which ranks 25th in the majors.
• Chicago has a 3.64 team ERA that ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.236).
• Cubs pitchers combine to allow the 14th-fewest home runs in baseball (73 total, 1.0 per game).
• Chicago lost to the Pirates 2-1 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing six hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have entered the game as underdogs 49 times this season and won 20, or 40.8%, of those games.
• This season, Pittsburgh has won eight of its 24 games, or 33.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +138 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 42% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 27 of its 71 games with a total this season.
• The Pirates have an ATS record of 33-38-0 in 71 games with a spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh in home runs this season with 13 while driving in 30 runs.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Cruz is 23rd in homers and 94th in RBI.
• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in (39) this season. He’s batting .229 while slugging .372.
• Among all major league hitters, Reynolds ranks 93rd in homers and 36th in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .258 to lead Pittsburgh, while adding six homers and 25 runs batted in this season.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 57 hits and an OBP of .343 to go with a slugging percentage of .371 this season.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates have a 7.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
• Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.74 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Pirates have a combined 1.196 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
• The Pirates have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 58 home runs allowed.
• Pittsburgh earned a 2-1 win in its most recent game, striking out seven Cubs batters while allowing eight hits.