Cubs vs. Pirates Odds & Betting Predictions - May 1, 2025

Cubs at Pirates

4:35 pm • MARQ

Chicago Cubs

31-27

8 - 3

Pittsburgh Pirates

30-28

pitcher		team	era	w-l
P.Skenes			1.97	10-10
C.Rea			3.95	11-7

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cubs 31-27	+1.5	+1.5-202	o8-105	+107
Pirates 30-28	u7.5	-1.5+170	u8-120	-127

Thursday 4:35 p.m.

May 01, 2025

PNC ParkPittsburgh

C.Rea u4.5 Ks+100

Under 0.5 (1st Inn)-135

$1.35

Over 0.5 (1st Inn)+110

1.1u

Under 0.5 (1st Inn)-135

0.5u

#exclusive

CHC +114

0.5u

PIT -125

0.63u

PIT -0.5 (F5)-110

1.1u

CHC +130

1.3u

Cubs offense elite – 1st in runs/gm (5.94), 2nd in AVG. Deep lineup spreads damage, hard to pitch around. Pirates 26th in runs (3.42), 28th in HRs. Skenes solid (2.39 ERA) but Cubs seen him 4x – time to crack through. Pirates stuck at plate – .226 AVG (26th), no power. Cubs pen more reliable – 3.44 ERA vs PIT’s 3.72. Even if Rea starts slow, bullpen holds. Cubs 23-11 last 34 vs PIT. Also 18-13 overall – way more consistent. Rea off 6 shutout IP, 0.96 ERA. Bad history vs PIT but current form better. Cubs games hit Overs (18-11 O/U), bats set tempo. With better lineup + pen + history, Cubs should roll here

PIT -0.5 (F5)-110

1.1u

P.Skenes u6.5 Ks+100

0.5u

CHC +117

3.51u

Under 0.5 (1st Inn)-140

0.5u

PIT -124

O.Cruz o1.5 Total Bases-110

$1.00

PIT -145 (F5)

0.73u

PIT -145

1.45u

Over 7.5-110

0.25u

Small to -112

CHC +136

0.68u

Bet to +130

CHC +136

1.36u

Rea hss been great against LAD, ARI, PHI (3.09 SIERA/3.03 xERA) - PIT 79/82/87 wRC+ Hm/v RHP/L7 days, CHC 135/116/116 - CHC have also been best base running team.

Under 7.5-110

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MLB Public Betting

Pirates are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Pirates are 1-4 in their last 5 games against the spread
Pirates are 15-12 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 5 of Pirates' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 21 of Pirates' 32 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	30-29	15-17	15-12	17-17	12-12
Cubs	24-35	12-17	12-18	15-23	9-12

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Pirates	32-25-2	21-11	11-14-2	22-12	9-13-2
Cubs	33-26	15-14	18-12	19-19	14-7

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	31-28	17-15	14-13	20-14	10-14
Cubs	32-27	18-11	14-16	22-16	10-11

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Apr 30th	CHC	W 4-3	+1.5 W	U 9	PIT +148
Apr 29th	CHC	L 0-9	+1.5 L	O 8.5	CHC +128
Apr 27th	@LAD	L 2-9	+1.5 L	O 8.5	LAD +277
Apr 27th	@LAD	L 4-8	+1.5 L	O 9	LAD +225
Apr 26th	@LAD	W 3-0	+1.5 W	U 7	PIT +189

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RC.Rea, P	73	6	2	2
RJ.Merryweather, P	11	1	0	0
RP.Hodge, P	26	1	0	0
RR.Pressly, P	13	1	0	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1I.Happ, LF	3-4	2	0	1
2K.Tucker, RF	1-4	1	1	1
3S.Suzuki, DH	2-4	2	2	3
4M.Busch, 1B	2-5	0	0	2
5N.Hoerner, 2B	0-4	0	0	0
6P.Crow-Armstrong, CF	0-4	0	0	0
7M.Amaya, C	0-4	0	0	0
8D.Swanson, SS	2-4	2	1	1
9N.Lopez, 3B	0-2	0	0	0
9J.Berti, PH	1-2	1	0	0
9J.Berti, 3B	1-2	1	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RP.Skenes, P	86	5	2	3
LJ.Wentz, P	17	1.2	0	1
RK.Nicolas, P	24	1.1	0	1
RH.Stratton, P	23	1	0	3

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1O.Cruz, CF	1-4	0	0	1
2B.Reynolds, RF	1-3	1	1	2
3A.McCutchen, DH	0-4	0	0	0
4E.Valdez, 1B	1-3	0	0	0
5K.Hayes, 3B	0-4	0	0	0
6A.Canario, LF	1-4	0	0	0
7A.Frazier, 2B	0-4	0	0	0
8J.Triolo, SS	0-3	0	0	0
8J.Bart, PH	0-1	0	0	0
9H.Davis, C	1-2	2	0	0