Pirates vs. Cubs Odds & Betting Predictions - May 16, 2024

Pirates at Cubs

11:40 pm • MARQ

Pittsburgh Pirates

0-0

5 - 4

Chicago Cubs

4-3

pitcher		team	era	w-l
J.Steele			3.07	5-5
J.Jones			4.14	6-8

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Pirates 0-0	+1.5-199	o8-114	+104
Cubs 4-3	-1.5+165	u8-105	-123

Thursday 11:40 p.m.

May 16, 2024

Wrigley FieldChicago

CHC -125

2.5u

PIT +105

1.05u

PIT +110

1.1u

CHC -122 (F5)

1.22u

PIT +110

1.65u

PIT +142

$14.20

PIT +115

$23.00

PIT +110

1.1u

PIT +105 (F5)

1.05u

PIT +125

0.63u

Superbook. Bet to +113

Over 7.5-110

0.5u

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The Cubs have scored first in 55% of their games since the 2022 season -- fifth highest in MLB. The Pirates have allowed their opponents to score first in 56% of their games since the 2022 season -- fourth highest in MLB.

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MLB Public Betting

Cubs are 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Cubs are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the spread
Cubs are 39-42 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 4 of Cubs' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 40 of Cubs' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	78-84	39-42	39-42	55-60	22-24
Pirates	90-72	48-33	42-39	19-26	69-45

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cubs	74-78-10	40-36-5	34-42-5	52-56-7	22-21-3
Pirates	61-92-9	33-43-5	28-49-4	17-26-2	42-65-7

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	92-70	50-31	42-39	73-42	18-28
Pirates	71-91	44-37	27-54	22-23	48-66

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 15th	@ATL	W 7-1	+1.5 W	U 9	CHC +154
May 14th	@ATL	L 0-7	+1.5 L	U 7.5	ATL +164
May 13th	@ATL	L 0-2	+1.5 L	U 8	ATL +119
May 12th	@PIT	W 5-4	-1.5 L	U 9	CHC -120
May 11th	@PIT	L 9-10	-1.5 L	O 7	PIT -112

Johan Oviedo
SP
Oviedo is questionable with elbow
Questionable

Endy Rodriguez
1B
Rodriguez is out with elbow
Out
Jared Jones
SP
Jones is out with elbow
Out

Michael Soroka
SP
Soroka is out with shoulder
Out
Justin Steele
SP
Steele is out for season with elbow
Out for Season

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RJ.Jones, P	91	6	7	3
LA.Chapman, P	17	1	2	0
RC.Holderman, P	23	1	1	0
RD.Bednar, P	8	1	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1C.Joe, 1B	1-4	0	0	0
1C.Joe, RF	1-4	0	0	0
2B.Reynolds, DH	1-4	0	0	1
3O.Cruz, SS	0-4	1	0	0
4E.Olivares, RF	2-4	2	1	2
4R.Tellez, 1B	0-0	0	0	0
5N.Gonzales, 3B	1-4	1	1	1
6Y.Grandal, C	0-3	0	0	1
7J.Suwinski, LF	0-4	0	0	0
8M.Taylor, CF	1-3	1	0	0
9A.Williams, 2B	1-3	0	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LJ.Steele, P	88	5.2	7	5
RH.Wesneski, P	21	1.1	3	0
RT.Miller, P	27	2	2	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1M.Tauchman, DH	1-5	1	0	0
2S.Suzuki, RF	1-3	1	0	0
3C.Bellinger, CF	1-4	0	0	1
4C.Morel, 3B	0-3	0	0	1
5I.Happ, LF	1-4	1	1	1
6M.Busch, 1B	1-3	1	0	0
7N.Madrigal, 2B	1-4	0	0	1
8M.Mastrobuoni, SS	1-4	0	0	0
9M.Amaya, C	0-3	0	0	0
9P.Wisdom, PH	0-1	0	0	0