Pirates vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 26

Updated Aug. 26, 2024 6:00 p.m. ET

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Jameson Taillon starts for the Chicago Cubs against Oneil Cruz and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored in this one, at -121, while the underdog Cubs have +102 odds to upset. Chicago is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with +165 odds). The over/under for the contest has been listed at 8.5 runs.

Take a look at everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Pirates-Cubs game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Pirates vs. Cubs Game Information & Odds

When: Monday, August 26, 2024 at 6:40 p.m. ET
Where: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
How to Watch on TV: SportsNet PT

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Pirates	-121	+102	8.5	-107	-113	-1.5	-205	+165

Pirates vs. Cubs Prediction

Score Prediction: Pirates 5, Cubs 4
Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Pirates 52%, Cubs 48%

Pirates vs. Cubs Betting Insights

The Pirates have been favorites in 47 games this season and won 27 (57.4%) of those contests.
Pittsburgh has a record of 20-16, a 55.6% win rate, when favored by -121 or more by bookmakers this season.
The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 54.8% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
The Cubs have won in 32, or 47.8%, of the 67 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Chicago has been victorious 24 times in 50 chances when named as an underdog of at least +102 or longer on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 49.5% chance of pulling out a win.

Pirates Recent Betting Performance

The Pirates won each of the three games it played while the moneyline favorite over their last 10 matchups.
In their last 10 matchups -- all had a set run total -- the Pirates and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total five times.
The Pirates' ATS record is 8-2-0 over their past 10 games.

Pirates Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.1
HR	9
ERA	3.47
K/9	10.3

Pirates Player Insights

Bryan Reynolds has put up a team-high batting average of .279, and leads the Pirates in home runs (19) and runs batted in (71).
Among all MLB batters, Reynolds is 24th in batting average, 30th in on-base percentage, and 42nd in slugging.
Oneil Cruz has 29 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 37 walks while batting .265.
Cruz ranks 59th in homers and 49th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
Cruz carries a six-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .314 with four doubles, a triple, five walks and four RBI.
Bryan De La Cruz has 22 doubles, 18 home runs and 27 walks while hitting .242.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .281 with 12 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 14 walks.
Kiner-Falefa is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .211 with a double and an RBI.

Pirates Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Isiah Kiner-Falefa	1.5 ()	1.5 (+110)	-	0.5 (+190)
Bryan Reynolds	0.5 (-280)	1.5 (+100)	-	0.5 (+155)
Bryan De La Cruz	0.5 (-200)	1.5 ()	-	0.5 (+195)
Oneil Cruz	0.5 (-235)	1.5 (+100)	-	0.5 (+150)
Rowdy Tellez	0.5 (-195)	1.5 (+135)	-	0.5 (+170)

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Cubs Recent Betting Performance

Over the past 10 games, the Cubs have been underdogs just once and lost that contest.
The Cubs and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total.
The Cubs have a record of 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Cubs Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.7
HR	15
ERA	3.64
K/9	8.7

Cubs Player Insights

Ian Happ paces the Cubs with 23 home runs and runs batted in, driving in 72.
Happ's home run total places him 23rd in the majors, and he is 30th in RBI.
Isaac Paredes is hitting .227 with 23 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 59 walks.
Paredes is currently 59th in homers and 46th in RBI in the big leagues.
Nico Hoerner is hitting .253 with 26 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 37 walks.
Cody Bellinger leads the team in batting average with a mark of .271.

Cubs Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Seiya Suzuki	0.5 (-235)	1.5 (+120)	-	0.5 (+175)
Ian Happ	0.5 (-190)	1.5 (+130)	-	0.5 (+205)
Cody Bellinger	0.5 (-240)	1.5 (+120)	-	0.5 (+155)
Nico Hoerner	0.5 (-260)	1.5 (+130)	-	0.5 (+195)
Pete Crow-Armstrong	0.5 (-180)	0.5 (-180)	-	0.5 (+180)