The Pittsburgh Pirates (28-26) host the Chicago Cubs (29-25) on Wednesday at PNC Park, starting at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored on the moneyline (-114), while the Cubs are -105 underdogs. The Cubs are spread favorites (1.5) with +156 odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. Bubba Chandler takes the mound first for Pittsburgh, and Jameson Taillon is Chicago’s pick to start.

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Pirates vs. Cubs betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-114)
• Underdog: Cubs (-105)
• Over/under: 8.5

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won 61.3% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (19-12).
• Pittsburgh has an 18-12 record (winning 60% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -114 or shorter.
• The Pirates have a 53.3% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Pittsburgh has played in 54 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 27 times (27-25-2).
• The Pirates have covered 51.9% of their games this season, going 28-26-0 against the spread.

Pirates hitting info

• Brandon Lowe has a team-high 13 home runs.
• Lowe’s home runs rank 11th in MLB and he ranks 17th in RBI in MLB.
• Lowe has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .412 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
• Bryan Reynolds is batting .251 with eight doubles, two triples, four home runs and 36 walks.
• Reynolds ranks 144th in homers and 25th in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
• Reynolds brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .250 with two walks and two RBIs.
• Oneil Cruz has put up a team-high 34 runs batted in.
• Cruz takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .211 with a double, a home run and an RBI.
• Spencer Horwitz is batting .282 with seven doubles, a triple, five home runs and 26 walks.
• Horwitz enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a home run, three walks and two RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors.
• Pittsburgh has a 3.79 team ERA that ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the No. 7-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.229).
• Pirates pitchers combine to allow the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball (47 total, 0.9 per game).
• In its 2-1 win last time out, Pittsburgh struck out seven Cubs batters while allowing six hits.

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• This season, the Cubs have been the underdog 16 times and won eight, or 50%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 7-8 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least -105 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cubs, based on the moneyline, is 51.2%.
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 29 of its 54 games with a total.
• The Cubs are 21-33-0 against the spread this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner leads Chicago in runs batted in with 31 while batting .254.
• Hoerner’s home run total ranks 144th in the majors, and he is 30th in RBI.
• Michael Busch has collected 44 hits this season and has an OBP of .358. He’s slugging .393 on the year.
• Busch ranks 88th overall in homers and 36th in RBI this year.
• Busch has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .176 with two home runs, three walks and three RBIs.
• Dansby Swanson is slashing .186/.285/.343 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 .422.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in the big leagues.
• Chicago has the 17th-ranked ERA (4.10) 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 given up the second-most long balls so far this season with 74 home runs allowed.
• Chicago suffered a 2-1 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out nine Pirates batters while allowing eight hits.