The Pittsburgh Pirates (51-71) meet the Chicago Cubs (68-52) a game after Bryan Reynolds homered twice in a 12-5 loss to the Brewers. The Cubs are favored (-205) in this matchup with the Pirates (+172), which starts at 2:20 p.m. ET on Saturday. Shota Imanaga starts for Chicago while Pittsburgh will counter with Mike Burrows.

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Cubs vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-205)
• Underdog: Pirates (+172)
• Over/under: 9.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have won 54 of the 84 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (64.3%).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -205 or shorter, Chicago has gone 13-2 (86.7%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 67.2%.
• 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 collected a 57-63-0 record against the spread this season (covering 47.5% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker is batting .265 with 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 77 walks.
• Among all hitters in MLB action, Tucker’s home run total ranks 53rd and his RBI tally ranks 54th.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has shown off his power as he leads his team with 27 home runs.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks 11th in home runs among hitters in MLB and 15th in RBI.
• Seiya Suzuki leads the Cubs with 27 home runs and 85 runs batted in.
• Nico Hoerner has a club-high .293 batting average.
• Hoerner heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. 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 the 13th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.86).
• The Cubs have the third-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.207).
• The Cubs give up the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (149 total, 1.2 per game).
• Chicago struck out six Blue Jays batters while allowing three hits in a 2-1 loss in its last game.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have been underdogs in 84 games this season and won 34 (40.5%) of those contests.
• Pittsburgh has entered 15 games this season as the underdog by +172 or more and is 5-10 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 36.8% chance to win.
• 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

• Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 61 and has a batting average of .247.
• Reynolds is 112th in home runs and 57th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Reynolds heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .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 major league hitters, McCutchen ranks 142nd in home runs and 164th in RBI.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s batting average of .268 leads all Pittsburgh hitters 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 strike out 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has pitched to a 4.07 ERA this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
• Pirates pitchers have a 1.243 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
• The Pirates have allowed the sixth-fewest home runs this season at just 122, or 1.0 per game.
• Last time out, Pittsburgh fell to the Brewers 12-5. Its pitchers compiled 10 strikeouts and 12 hits allowed.