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Chicago vs Pittsburgh Pirates Predictions June 20, 2023: M. Stroman vs J. Oviedo

Game time: June 20, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET

Venue: PNC Park — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Article updated Jun 19, 6:14 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Chicago Cubs are traveling to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at the PNC Park stadium on Tuesday, 6/20/2023 @ 7:05pm EST. Marcus Stroman (ERA: 2.45) will be the starting

Game outlook

The Chicago Cubs are traveling to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at the PNC Park stadium on Tuesday, 6/20/2023 @ 7:05pm EST. Marcus Stroman (ERA: 2.45) will be the starting pitcher for Cubs and Johan Oviedo (ERA: 4.4) will be starting for Pirates. Chicago is the betting favorite opening at -125 and the current line is Chicago -133.

Cubs vs Pirates Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cubs to win tonight's game by 1 points and the total to go over 8 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Chicago 5 to Pittsburgh 4

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Chicago Cubs to win (57%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Chicago will win straight-up is 57%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Chicago Cubs to win and the total score to be 8.

OddsShark predicts Chi Cubs will win and the total will go over.

62% picked Chicago Cubs on Covers.com

Chicago Key Betting Stats

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With a power ranking of 12, Chicago is ranked #13 in offense (scoring an average of 4.48 per game), #14 in defense (allowing an average of 4.35 points to be scored against them per game) and are 34-38 this season.

Pittsburgh Key Betting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates has a power ranking of 28 and are #21 for offense (scoring an average of 4.29 per game), #18 for defense (giving up an average of 4.63 points per game) and 82-80 overall. Chicago went 0-3 in their last 3 matchups against Pittsburgh.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago-125 → -136Moved
  • Moneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates+115 → +123Moved
  • Spread · Chicago-1.5 (+130) → -1.5 (+123)Moved
  • Spread · Pittsburgh Pirates+1.5 (-150) → +1.5 (-141)Moved
  • Total · Over8 (-110) → 8 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under8 (-110) → 8 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

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Last 0 completed games on file
Pittsburgh Pirates
82-80 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-06-19T22:14:27.692Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-06-19Chicago 8 · Pittsburgh Pirates 0
  • 2023-06-15Pittsburgh Pirates 2 · Chicago 7
  • 2023-06-14Pittsburgh Pirates 6 · Chicago 10
  • 2023-06-13Pittsburgh Pirates 3 · Chicago 11
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Chicago defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0

Chicago defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on June 20, 2023, a 4-run decision in the series. Chicago's strongest period was the 8th inning, when it outscored its opponent 2-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago -1.5 (+123) spread, Chicago covered, while the 4 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 8.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • StevehMoneyline · Chicago -125Win
  • ThetotalerMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates +115Loss
  • DpxsportsMoneyline · Chicago +110Win
  • JamescashiolaTotal · Under 8 (-110)Win
  • BtMoneyline · Chicago -125Win
  • JeffjacksonMoneyline · Chicago -125Win
  • KT24Moneyline · Chicago -126Win
  • MBT612426Moneyline · Chicago -126Win
  • 1489684734Moneyline · Chicago -126Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates +121Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates +121Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 8 (-110)Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Chicago -133Win