Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs: Best Odds and Preview for September 29, 2021

Finnian Cunningham
Updated: September 28, 2021 10:45 PM

Nick Martini leads the Chicago Cubs (67-90) into a contest with the Pittsburgh Pirates (59-98) after his four-hit performance in an 8-6 loss to the Pirates. The Pirates are favored on the moneyline (-120) for this tilt against the underdog Cubs (+100), which begins at 6:35 PM ET on Wednesday.

Chicago is expected to start Kyle Hendricks, while Pittsburgh has yet to name a starter.

Best Odds for Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs

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Today, we are looking at the MLB matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs.

Pirates Insights

Betting Trends

  • The Pirates have come away with eight wins in the 12 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
  • Pittsburgh and their opponents have hit the over in 76 of their 157 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
  • The Pirates are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking last with just 587 total runs (3.7 per game) this season.
  • Over the past 10 games, Pittsburgh has been favored just one time and came away with a win in that contest.
  • In their last 10 matchups with a total posted by sportsbooks, the Pirates and their foes are 7-3 when it comes to hitting the over.

Probable Starting Pitcher Stats

Key Players

Name GP BA OBP SLG HR RBI H
Michael Chavis 7 .391 .391 .609 1 3 9
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo 37 .287 .361 .593 8 24 31
Bryan Reynolds 154 .296 .376 .508 24 88 162
Colin Moran 94 .267 .340 .407 10 50 80
Ben Gamel 107 .252 .343 .401 8 26 79
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Cubs Insights

Betting Trends

  • The Cubs have won 30.9% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (29-65).
  • Chicago has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 157 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 75 of those games (75-74-8).
  • The Cubs have the No. 21 offense in baseball scoring 4.3 runs per game (681 total runs).
  • Chicago went 1-8 across the nine games it was moneyline underdogs in its last 10 matchups.
  • Over their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Cubs combined with their opponents to go over the total nine times.

Probable Starting Pitcher Stats

  • Hendricks (14-7 with a 4.81 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 176 innings pitched) makes the start for the Cubs, his 32nd of the season.
  • In his most recent time out on Wednesday against the Twins, the right-hander threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
  • Hendricks’ team has a 17-14 record in his starts this season.
  • Hendricks has had 31 starts that sportsbooks set a total for this season, and 19 of those matchups finished over the total.

Key Players

Name GP BA OBP SLG HR RBI H
Frank Schwindel 51 .355 .397 .640 13 38 71
Patrick Wisdom 106 .231 .303 .518 28 61 78
Trayce Thompson 8 .118 .348 .471 2 2 2
Rafael Ortega 95 .283 .349 .455 10 32 79
Willson Contreras 123 .231 .334 .429 21 53 93

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