Pirates vs Cubs Odds: Moneyline, Over/Under, Props - May 19, 2024

PIT @ CHC

6:20 pm • MARQ

Pittsburgh Pirates

71-81

3 - 2

Chicago Cubs

77-75

pitcher		team	era	w-l
J.Taillon			3.55	10-8
M.Keller			3.87	11-10

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Pirates 71-81	+1.5-199	o8-103	+110
Cubs 77-75	-1.5+164	u8-115	-130

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May 19, 2024

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Pirates have a strikeout rate of 30% vs left-handed batters over the last week -- highest in MLB. Cubs left-handed hitters have struck out 30% against RHP over the last week -- second highest in MLB.

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Cubs RPs have a strikeout rate of 26% since the 2022 season -- fifth highest in MLB. Pirates have struck out 25% since the 2022 season -- tied for third highest 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.

Michael Busch has struck out in 35% of PA's this season -- fifth highest in MLB-- second Percentile. Aroldis Chapman has a strikeout rate of 38% this season -- fifth highest among qualified RPs-- 98th Percentile.

Opponents have a line drive rate of 33% (55/165) against Mitch Keller this season -- tied for highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 24% -- second Percentile.

Jameson Taillon has a strike rate of 71% (999/1,415) against right-handed batters since last season -- 4th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 81 total IP; League Avg: 65% -- 97th Percentile.

Jameson Taillon has allowed an average Exit Velocity of just 86.8 MPH on the first pitch of at-bats since the 2022 season (160 balls in play) -- 3rd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 146 total IP; League Avg: 89.9

Opponents are hitting .281 (163-for-580) against Mitch Keller when going through the lineup the first time in a game since the 2022 season -- 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .229 -- seventh Percentile.

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date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 18th	PIT	W 1-0	-1.5 L	U 8.5	CHC -205
May 17th	PIT	L 3-9	+1.5 L	O 7.5	PIT -105
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

Cubs are 2-3 in their last 5 games.
Cubs are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Cubs are 42-36 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Cubs' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 33 of Cubs' 74 last games at home

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Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	75-77	33-41	42-36	30-47	44-29
Pirates	83-69	42-36	41-33	29-34	54-34

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cubs	72-75-5	33-40-1	39-35-4	39-34-4	32-40-1
Pirates	73-75-4	39-36-3	34-39-1	31-30-2	42-44-2

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	77-75	39-35	38-40	40-37	36-37
Pirates	71-81	38-40	33-41	35-28	36-52

Marco Gonzales
P
Gonzales is out with arm
Out
Ke'Bryan Hayes
IF
Hayes is out with back
Out
Johan Oviedo
P
Oviedo is out for season with elbow
Out for Season
Endy Rodriguez
C
Rodriguez is out for season with elbow
Out for Season

Ben Brown
P
Brown is out with neck
Out

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RM.Keller, P	83	6	3	2
RC.Holderman, P	18	1	2	0
LA.Chapman, P	10	1	2	0
RD.Bednar, P	22	1	0	0

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

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RJ.Taillon, P	92	4.2	4	3
RH.Wesneski, P	25	1.1	1	0
RB.Brown, P	42	2	3	0
LL.Little, P	16	1	1	0

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