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Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: August 28, 2024 at 12:35 PM ET

Venue: PNC Park — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Article updated Aug 28, 6:35 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Chicago Cubs are traveling to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at the PNC Park stadium on Wednesday, 8/28/2024 @ 12:35pm EST. Kyle Hendricks (ERA: 6.33) will be the starting

Game outlook

The Chicago Cubs are traveling to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at the PNC Park stadium on Wednesday, 8/28/2024 @ 12:35pm EST. Kyle Hendricks (ERA: 6.33) will be the starting pitcher for Cubs and Paul Skenes (ERA: 2.16) will be starting for Pirates. Pittsburgh is the betting favorite opening at -166 and the current line is Pittsburgh -161.

Cubs vs Pirates Prediction for Today's Game

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

PREDICTED SCORE: Chicago 4 to Pittsburgh 5

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

59% of SportsJaw predicts Pittsburgh Pirates to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Pittsburgh will win straight-up is 62%.

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

OddsShark predicts Pittsburgh will win.

O: 15.5% picked Pittsburgh Pirates on Covers.com

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With a power ranking of 4, Chicago is ranked #16 in offense (scoring an average of 4.27 per game), #9 in defense (allowing an average of 4.13 points to be scored against them per game) and are 67-66 this season.

Pittsburgh Key Betting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates has a power ranking of 26 and are #23 for offense (scoring an average of 4.13 per game), #17 for defense (giving up an average of 4.35 points per game) and 82-80 overall. Chicago went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Pittsburgh.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Cubs vs Pirates archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Cubs vs Pirates matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago Cubs+149 → +142Moved
  • Moneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates-166 → -161Moved
  • Spread · Chicago Cubs+1.5 (-151) → +1.5 (-142)Moved
  • Spread · Pittsburgh Pirates-1.5 (+130) → -1.5 (+125)Moved
  • Total · Over7.5 (-110) → 8 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under7.5 (-110) → 8 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Chicago Cubs
89-73 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Pittsburgh Pirates
82-80 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-08-28T10:35:08.751Z). 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

  • 2024-08-27Chicago Cubs 9 · Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 14-10

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 14-10 on August 28, 2024, a 4-run decision in the series. Chicago Cubs' strongest period was the 9th inning, when it outscored its opponent 6-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago Cubs +1.5 (-142) spread, Chicago Cubs covered, while the 24 combined runs finished over the recorded total of 8.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • TphamMoneyline · Chicago Cubs -161Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates -161Loss
  • BooksworstnightmareMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates -162Loss