How to Watch Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – May 16

Two squads in the NL Central — the Pittsburgh Pirates (19-25) and the Chicago Cubs (25-19) — play on Thursday at 7:40 PM ET, at Wrigley Field. On the mound for the Cubs will be Justin Steele, opposed by the Pirates’ Jared Jones (2-4).

How to Live Stream Cubs vs. Pirates

• Game Day: Thursday, May 16, 2024
• Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field
• TV: MARQ (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Livestream: Watch on Fubo

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Cubs and Pirates Stats

• The Cubs average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
• Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.69 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Cubs’ 46 home runs rank 11th in Major League Baseball.
• The offense for Chicago has a slugging percentage of .389 this season, 14th in MLB.
• The Pirates pitching staff is 12th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Pittsburgh has a 4.05 team ERA that ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates rank 20th in MLB play with 40 total home runs.
• So far this season, Pittsburgh has the fourth-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.349).

Cubs vs. Pirates Key Players

• Nico Hoerner paces the Cubs with a .269 batting average.
• Christopher Morel has hit nine home runs with 28 RBI. Both are team-highs.
• Mike Tauchman is batting .266 with nine doubles, four home runs and 25 walks.
• Connor Joe paces the Pirates with 22 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .286.
• Bryan Reynolds has 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 24 walks while batting .250.
• Oneil Cruz has seven home runs, best in the lineup.

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Cubs vs. Pirates Betting Odds and Trends

Cubs vs. Pirates Moneyline and Over/Under

Cubs vs. Pirates Betting Trends

• The Cubs have won 10, or 62.5%, of the 16 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The Cubs have entered seven games this season favored by -138 or more and are 6-1 in those contests.
• The Cubs’ games have gone over the total in 18 of their 44 chances.
• The Pirates have won in 12, or 48%, of the 25 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, the Pirates have come away with a win seven times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +117 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Pirates and their opponents have hit the over in 19 of their 44 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.