Cubs vs. Pirates Odds & Betting Predictions - May 28, 2026

Cubs at Pirates

10:40 pm • MARQ

Chicago Cubs

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Pittsburgh Pirates

pitcher		team	era	w-l
P.Skenes			3.00	6-4
C.Rea			4.83	4-3

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cubs 30-26	+1.5	+1.5-151	o7.5-105	+145
Pirates 29-27	u7.5	-1.5+125	u7.5-115	-174

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May 28, 2026

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The Leadoff: Trollo's MLB Breakdown and Bets for Thursday
Matt Trollo•
May 28, 2026 UTC

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MLB Public Betting

Pirates are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Pirates are 3-2 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 2 of Pirates' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 18 of Pirates' 29 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	30-26	15-14	15-12	17-14	12-12
Cubs	22-34	12-17	10-17	14-22	8-12

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Pirates	29-25-2	18-11	11-14-2	19-12	9-13-2
Cubs	31-25	15-14	16-11	18-18	13-7

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	29-27	15-14	14-13	18-13	10-14
Cubs	30-26	18-11	12-15	21-15	9-11

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 27th	CHC	L 4-10	-1.5 L	O 9	CHC -125
May 26th	CHC	W 12-1	-1.5 W	O 8	PIT -138
May 25th	CHC	W 2-1	+1.5 W	U 8.5	PIT +105
May 24th	@TOR	W 4-1	+1.5 W	U 7.5	PIT +145
May 23rd	@TOR	L 2-5	-1.5 L	U 7.5	TOR -144

Jared Jones
SP
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Tyler Austin
1B
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Justin Steele
SP
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PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
RC.Rea, P		4-3	4.83	1.370	7.33

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1P.Crow-Armstrong, CF	.224	.314	.362	6
2N.Hoerner, 2B	.252	.337	.369	4
3M.Busch, 1B	.231	.359	.390	6
4A.Bregman, 3B	.259	.343	.356	4
5I.Happ, LF	.212	.346	.423	10
6S.Suzuki, RF	.235	.335	.403	7
7M.Ballesteros, DH	.240	.319	.430	6
8M.Amaya, C	.234	.352	.377	3
9D.Swanson, SS	.183	.284	.337	7

PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
RP.Skenes, P		6-4	3.00	0.817	9.75

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1S.Horwitz, 1B	.289	.391	.467	6
2B.Lowe, 2B	.270	.356	.550	13
3B.Reynolds, LF	.256	.379	.390	4
4N.Gonzales, 3B	.304	.359	.354	0
5O.Cruz, CF	.265	.329	.461	11
6K.Griffin, SS	.261	.323	.381	3
7M.Ozuna, DH	.185	.271	.304	5
8J.Mangum, RF	.250	.324	.272	0
9H.Davis, C	.139	.238	.278	4

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MatchupOverUnder
Cubs 30-26	N/A	N/A
Pirates 29-27	N/A	N/A