The Chicago Cubs (67-61) will visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (58-71), in the final game of a four-game series, Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. Javier Assad (2-2) will start for the Cubs, and Bailey Falter (1-7) for the Pirates.
How to Live Stream Cubs vs. Pirates
- Game Day: Sunday, August 27, 2023
- Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Stadium: PNC Park
- TV: Marquee Sports Network
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Cubs and Pirates Stats
- The Cubs strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- The Cubs have the 16th-ranked ERA (4.23) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs rank 14th in Major League Baseball with 155 home runs.
- Fueled by 380 extra-base hits, Chicago ranks 13th in MLB with a .417 slugging percentage this season.
- The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.8 K/9, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- Pittsburgh has the 20th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.51).
- The Pirates have hit 126 home runs this season, the fifth-lowest total in MLB action.
- This season, Pittsburgh’s .387 slugging percentage is the fifth-lowest percentage in baseball.
Cubs vs. Pirates Key Players
- Cody Bellinger’s 20 round-trippers and 70 RBI both lead the Cubs, on top of his team-high .317 average.
- Nico Hoerner is batting .279 with 23 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 37 walks.
- Jeimer Candelario is hitting .267 with 37 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 45 walks.
- Bryan Reynolds has recorded a team-high batting average of .266 while leading the Pirates in runs batted in with a mark of 64.
- Andrew McCutchen is hitting .252 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 70 walks.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes is hitting .264 with 21 doubles, six triples, 10 home runs and 22 walks.
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Cubs vs. Pirates Betting Odds and Trends
Cubs vs. Pirates Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
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Cubs | -126 | +106 | 9 | -105 | -115 |
Cubs vs. Pirates Betting Trends
- The Cubs have entered the game as favorites 67 times this season and won 40, or 59.7%, of those games.
- This season the Cubs have won 29 of their 43 games, or 67.4%, when favored by at least -126 on the moneyline.
- The Cubs’ games have gone over the total in 68 of their 129 chances.
- The Pirates have been victorious in 43, or 41.3%, of the 104 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- The Pirates have a win-loss record of 38-52 when favored by +106 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- Pirates games have gone over the total in 70 of their 130 opportunities.