Pirates vs. Cubs Odds & Betting Predictions - May 17, 2024

Pirates at Cubs

6:20 pm • MLB Network

Pittsburgh Pirates

30-28

9 - 3

Chicago Cubs

31-27

pitcher		team	era	w-l
K.Hendricks			5.92	4-12
P.Skenes			1.96	11-3

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Pirates 30-28	-1.5+145	o7.5-102	-115
Cubs 31-27	+1.5-175	u7.5-118	-105

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PIT -116

0.86u

Under 7.5-114

0.5u

CHC +100

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PIT -106

0.94u

Under 7.5-122

1.22u

K.Hendricks o1.5 BB-140

PIT -130 (F5)

1.5u

P.Skenes o14.5 Outs-167

0.6u

PIT -120 (F5)

PIT -120

O.Cruz o1.5 Total Bases+140

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PIT -110

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O.Cruz o1.5 Total Bases+136

Under 7.5-119

1.19u

PIT -106

2.83u

P.Skenes o3.5 Hits Allowed-129

P.Skenes u6.5 Ks-125

PIT -120 (F5)

$1.00

P.Skenes o1.5 BB-120

0.3u

K.Hendricks u4.5 Ks-115

0.5u

Over 8-105

0.5u

PIT -107

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The Cubs have allowed their opponents to score first in just 45% of their games since the 2022 season -- fifth lowest in MLB. The Pirates have scored first in just 44% of their games since the 2022 season -- fourth lowest in MLB.

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The Cubs are 24-19 (.558) after a loss as underdogs since the 2023 season -- 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .426.

Bryan Reynolds has a miss rate of 39% on changeups since the 2022 season -- eighth worst in MLB-- seventh Percentile. Kyle Hendricks has thrown his changeup 38% of the time since the 2022 season -- second highest among starting pitchers with at least 145 total CH-- 99th Percentile.

Kyle Hendricks has allowed an average Exit Velocity of just 81.6 MPH on non-fastballs since last season (259 balls in play) -- best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 87.4

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MLB Public Betting

Cubs are 2-3 in their last 5 games.
Cubs are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Cubs are 11-18 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 15 of Cubs' 29 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	23-35	12-17	11-18	14-23	9-12
Pirates	30-28	15-16	15-12	17-16	12-12

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cubs	33-25	15-14	18-11	19-18	14-7
Pirates	31-25-2	20-11	11-14-2	21-12	9-13-2

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	31-27	18-11	13-16	21-16	10-11
Pirates	30-28	16-15	14-13	19-14	10-14

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 16th	PIT	L 4-5	-1.5 L	O 8	PIT -123
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

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RP.Skenes, P	100	6	11	0
RC.Mlodzinski, P	48	1.2	1	2
RR.Ryan, P	18	0	0	1
RH.Stratton, P	15	1.1	3	0

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

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RK.Hendricks, P	89	4.2	4	7
RJ.Cuas, P	32	1.2	3	0
LL.Little, P	8	0.2	1	0
RM.Leiter, P	20	1	1	1
RH.Neris, P	22	1	0	0

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