The Chicago Cubs (29-24) take an eight-game losing streak into a home contest against the Pittsburgh Pirates (27-26) on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored (-126) to hand the underdog Cubs (+108) another loss. Pittsburgh is expected to start Braxton Ashcraft, while Chicago has not named a starting pitcher.

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Pirates vs. Cubs betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-126)
• Underdog: Cubs (+108)
• Over/under: 8.5

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have put together a 19-12 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 61.3% of those games).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -126 or shorter, Pittsburgh has a 10-11 record (winning 47.6% of its games).
• The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 55.8% in this contest.
• Pittsburgh has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 27 times this season for a 27-24-2 record against the over/under.
• The Pirates have a 27-26-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50.9% of the time).

Pirates hitting info

• Brandon Lowe has launched a team-best 13 homers.
• Lowe ranks 10th in homers and 21st in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Bryan Reynolds has eight doubles, two triples, four home runs and 36 walks while hitting .251.
• Reynolds currently ranks 140th in homers and 21st in RBI in the bigs.
• Reynolds enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .235 with a double, two walks and four RBIs.
• Oneil Cruz has a team-best 34 runs batted in.
• Spencer Horwitz is hitting .274 with seven doubles, a triple, five home runs and 25 walks.
• Horwitz has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .235 with two home runs, two walks and three RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.8 K/9, the ninth-best in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has a 3.84 team ERA that ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates have the eighth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.233).
• Pirates pitchers combine to give up 46 home runs (0.9 per game), the fifth-fewest in baseball.
• Pittsburgh took down the Blue Jays 4-1 in its last game with eight strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have won eight, or 50%, of the 16 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• This season, Chicago has won four of its five games when it’s the underdog by at least +108 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cubs, based on the moneyline, is 48.1%.
• Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 29 of its 53 opportunities.
• The Cubs have an ATS record of 21-32-0 in 53 games with a spread this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner leads Chicago in batting average (.255) and runs batted in (31) this season while also slugging four homers.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Hoerner’s home run total is 140th, and his RBI total is 29th.
• Michael Busch is batting .230 with an OBP of .360 and a slugging percentage of .380 this season.
• Busch currently ranks 105th in homers and 40th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Dansby Swanson is slashing .189/.289/.349 this season for the Cubs.
• Ian Happ’s 10 home runs are most among Chicago batters. He’s driven in 20 runs this season while slugging .429.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
• Chicago has the 16th-ranked ERA (4.13) in the majors this season.
• The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.229 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
• The Cubs have allowed the second-most home runs this season with 73, or 1.4 per game.
• Chicago pitchers struck out eight Astros hitters while allowing nine base hits in an 8-5 loss its last time out.