The Chicago Cubs (71-66) are -147 moneyline favorites to win Monday when they plan to send Jameson Taillon to the mound to face the Pittsburgh Pirates (63-73). Taillon will try to earn his 10th win when the teams hit the field at 7:40 p.m. ET, live on MARQ.
Taillon will get the ball for Chicago while Pittsburgh will counter with Jared Jones.
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Cubs and Pirates Betting Trends
The Cubs have put together a 37-32 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 53.6% of those games).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -147 or shorter, Chicago has gone 19-7 (73.1%).
This season, the Pirates have won 36 out of the 85 games, or 42.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Pittsburgh has a record of 14-27 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +125 on the moneyline.
The Cubs have played in 137 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 63 times (63-69-5).
The Pirates and their opponents have hit the over in 66 of their 136 games with a total this season.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs are the 13th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.6 runs per game (626 total).
Chicago averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 19th in baseball with 145 total home runs.
The Cubs have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.241).
Chicago strikes out 8.5 times per game to rank 17th in MLB.
The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
Chicago has a 3.80 team ERA that ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates have scored 572 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
Pittsburgh has hit just 134 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the majors.
The Pirates’ .236 batting average ranks 23rd in the league this season.
Pittsburgh ranks just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.
The Pirates strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.14 ERA this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs are sending Taillon (9-8) out to make his 24th start of the season as he tries for his 10th win. He is 9-8 with a 3.85 ERA and 104 strikeouts through 133 1/3 innings pitched.
Ian Happ leads Chicago in home runs (23) and runs batted in (77) this season while batting .243.
Nico Hoerner has collected 128 hits this season and has an OBP of .329. He’s slugging .350 on the year.
Isaac Paredes has 108 hits this season and a slash line of .232/.344/.408.
Cody Bellinger has 113 hits and an OBP of .323 to go with a slugging percentage of .418 this season.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
The Pirates will hand the ball to Jones (5-7) for his 18th start of the season.
Bryan Reynolds has accumulated a team-best batting average of .282, while pacing the Pirates in home runs (21) and runs batted in (74).
Oneil Cruz is hitting .274 with 31 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 38 walks.
Andrew McCutchen is batting .238 with 15 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 52 walks.
Bryan De La Cruz is hitting .239 with 23 doubles, 19 home runs and 27 walks.
Cubs and Pirates Injuries
Cubs: Julian Merryweather: 15 Day IL (Knee), Hayden Wesneski: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Luke Little: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Yency Almonte: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Colten Brewer: 60 Day IL (Hand), Ben Brown: 60 Day IL (Neck), Nick Madrigal: 60 Day IL (Finger), Adbert Alzolay: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Herniated disc), Joey Bart: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Ben Heller: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Marco Gonzales: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Daulton Jefferies: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Stratton: 60 Day IL (Patella), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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