At PNC Park on Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs (66-66) face the Pittsburgh Pirates (62-69), with first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET.
The Cubs are the road favorite (-131) versus the Pirates (+111). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Chicago Cubs looking to Justin Steele (4-5), and Jared Jones (5-6) answering the bell for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Yesterday, the Cubs claimed an 18-8 win over the Pirates, with Jameson Taillon (6.2 IP, 4 R, 8 H, 3 K) earning the win for the Cubs. Miguel Amaya went 4-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI to lead the offense. Mitch Keller (4.0 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Pirates.
Prepare for the Cubs vs. Pirates with everything you need to know ahead of Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Cubs (-131, bet $131 to win $100)
- Underdog: Pirates (+111, bet $100 to win $111)
- Over/under: 8
Cubs vs. Pirates: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Game Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Stadium: PNC Park
- TV Channel: SportsNet Pittsburgh
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Cubs stats and trends
Cubs betting records
- This season, the Cubs have been favored 61 times and won 31, or 50.8%, of those games.
- Chicago has a record of 22-11, a 66.7% win rate, when favored by -131 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 56.7% chance to win.
- So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 59 of 132 games with a total.
- The Cubs are 60-71-0 ATS in their 131 games with a spread this season.
Justin Steele (Cubs probable starter)
- Steele makes the start for the Cubs, his 22nd of the season. He is 4-5 with a 3.07 ERA and 125 strikeouts through 123 2/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty last pitched on Thursday against the Detroit Tigers, when he went seven innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
- In 21 games this season, the 29-year-old has put up a 3.07 ERA and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .215 to opposing batters.
- Steele is trying to collect his 12th quality start of the year in this outing.
- Steele will look to secure his 17th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.9 innings per appearance.
- He has had six appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
- The opposing Pirates offense has a collective .235 batting average, and is 22nd in the league with 1043 total hits and 23rd in MLB action with 545 runs scored. It has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.372) and ranks 25th in home runs (129) in all of MLB.
- Head-to-head against the Pirates this season, Steele has pitched 9 2/3 innings, giving up 10 earned runs on 12 hits while striking out 10.
Cubs batting stats
- The Cubs have hit 141 homers this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
- Fueled by 379 extra-base hits, Chicago ranks 18th in MLB with a .393 slugging percentage this season.
- The Cubs have a team batting average of .238 this season, which ranks 20th among MLB teams.
- Chicago has scored 577 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Cubs have an on-base percentage of .313 this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
- Chicago ranks 17th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.
Pirates stats and trends
Pirates betting records
- The Pirates have been chosen as underdogs in 79 games this year and have walked away with the win 33 times (41.8%) in those games.
- This season, Pittsburgh has come away with a win 20 times in 52 chances when named as an underdog of at least +111 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 47.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 62 of its 131 opportunities.
- The Pirates are 73-57-0 against the spread in their 130 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Jared Jones (Pirates probable starter)
- Jones (5-6 with a 3.56 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 91 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Pirates, his 17th of the season.
- In his last time out on Wednesday, July 3, the right-hander tossed five innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
- The 23-year-old has put up a 3.56 ERA and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 16 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .220 to his opponents.
- Jones has nine quality starts under his belt this season.
- Jones is looking to collect his 15th start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.
- He has had three appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- He will take the mound against a Cubs offense that ranks 20th in the league with 1051 total hits (on a .238 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .393 (18th in the league) with 141 total home runs (17th in MLB play).
- Jones has a 3.75 ERA and a 1.333 WHIP against the Cubs this season in 12 innings pitched, allowing a .280 batting average over two appearances.
Pirates batting stats
- The Pirates rank 25th in MLB action with 129 total home runs.
- So far this season, Pittsburgh’s .372 slugging percentage is 25th in the majors.
- The Pirates have the 23rd-ranked batting average in the league (.235).
- The offense for Pittsburgh is the No. 23 offense in MLB, scoring 4.2 runs per game (545 total runs).
- The Pirates’ .301 on-base percentage is the fourth-worst in the majors.
