Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction & Picks - MLB
by Bill Christy in MLB Picks
The Chicago Cubs (22-16) will begin their road trip Friday night when they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (17-21). The Cubs are 4-4 in the month of May and coming off a shutout loss to the Padres on Wednesday. The Cubbies could not find a way to get to Dylan Cease, who struck out 12 over 7 shutout innings. The Pirates are just 3-4 in May and are also coming off a loss. After being shutout 9-0 on Tuesday, they lost again Wednesday 5-4 to the Angels. After leading 4-2 through 5 innings, the Angels put up 3 in the 6th which were the last runs to be scored. Youngster, Javier Assad (3-0, 1.66) will be on the mound for the Cubs. He threw 6 shutout innings and struck out 4 while walking 3 in his last start which came against the Brewers. The Pirates will turn to Jared Jones (2-3, 2.63), who has struck out 52 while walking just 5 this season. He struck out 10 in 7 scoreless innings against the Rockies in his latest start. Both teams have had struggles at the plate as both rank no better than 20th in the league. On the other side, both teams rank inside the Top 15 in combined ERAs.
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Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Form
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0.542 | 48 | 26 | 22 |
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0.458 | 48 | 22 | 26 |
Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates Latest Matches
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Chicago Cubs against Pittsburgh Pirates : Head to Head (H2H)
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Chicago Cubs - Pittsburgh Pirates Key Points
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs’ last 10 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’ last 5 games on the road.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games against an opponent in the National League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Pittsburgh’s last 18 games.
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Our Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction
We are going to back the solid starting pitchers in this matchup. Both pitchers are coming off arguably their best starts of the season and now face inferior lineups. Both teams have shown strong trends towards the under lately. 4 out of the last 7 games for the Pirates have ended under 7.5 runs and the Cubs have done the same in 4 of their last 6, including their last 2. We see this one being a pitching duel and both starters going well into the 6-7 inning.
=11.0ptOur prediction for Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs:=11.0pt UNDER 7.5, -115 at DraftKings
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