The Pittsburgh Pirates (53-50) host the Chicago Cubs (57-45) on Friday at PNC Park, starting at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored on the moneyline (-122), while the Cubs are +104 underdogs. The Cubs are spread favorites (1.5) with +168 odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. Pittsburgh has Jared Jones starting, and Chicago will counter with Matthew Boyd.

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Pirates vs. Cubs betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-122)
• 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).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -122 or shorter, Pittsburgh has a record of 24-21 (53.3%).
• The Pirates have a 55% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Pittsburgh has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 103 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 59 of those games (59-41-3).
• The Pirates have a 53-50-0 record against the spread this season (covering 51.5% of the time).

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds has 24 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 64 walks while hitting .275.
• Among batters in MLB action, Reynolds ranks 74th in homers and 30th in RBI.
• Brandon Lowe has hit 21 home runs with 65 RBI. Both are team-highs.
• Lowe ranks 18th in home runs and 13th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Nick Gonzales leads the Pirates with a team-high batting average of .313.
• Gonzales heads into this game on a seven-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .333 with four doubles, two home runs, four walks and five RBIs.
• Ryan O’Hearn is batting .274 with 13 doubles, 16 home runs and 28 walks.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates pitching staff ranks third in the majors with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Pittsburgh’s 4.26 team ERA ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates have the 14th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.310).
• Pirates pitchers combine to surrender 107 home runs (1.0 per game), the ninth-fewest in MLB.
• Pittsburgh lost to the Yankees 2-0 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing five 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.
• Chicago has a record of 9-6 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +104 on the moneyline.
• The Cubs have a 49% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 54 of its 102 games with a total.
• The Cubs are 45-57-0 against the spread in their 102 chances this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Pete Crow-Armstrong leads Chicago in homers with 21 while also maintaining a team-best .282 batting average.
• Crow-Armstrong’s home run total ranks 18th in MLB, and he is 43rd in RBI.
• Nico Hoerner has 98 hits and an OBP of .311 to go with a slugging percentage of .337 this season.
• Hoerner ranks 270th overall in home runs and 99th in RBI this season.
• Dansby Swanson leads Chicago in runs batted in (58) this season. He has a .213 batting average and a .410 slugging percentage.
• Alex Bregman is batting .239 with an OBP of .334 and a slugging percentage of .358 this season.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs strike out 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 24th in MLB.
• Chicago has pitched to a 4.27 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
• Cubs pitchers have a 1.273 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
• The Cubs have allowed the second-most home runs this season with 157, or 1.5 per game.
• Chicago pitchers struck out 12 Tigers hitters while allowing nine base hits in a 5-1 loss its last time out.