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

Cubs at Pirates

10:40 pm • MARQ

Chicago Cubs

40-37

7 - 2

Pittsburgh Pirates

39-39

pitcher		team	era	w-l
P.Skenes			2.86	6-7
C.Rea			4.99	5-5

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cubs 40-37	+1.5	+1.5-149	o7.5-116	+145
Pirates 39-39	u7.5	-1.5+125	u7.5-103	-172

Thursday 10:40 p.m.

May 28, 2026

PNC ParkPittsburgh

P.Skenes u6.5 Ks-121

0.61u

Tailing @The_Oddsmaker

Under 7.5+105

1.5u

PIT -1.5+135

P.Skenes u6.5 Ks-121

0.61u

Proj closer to -155

P.Skenes u4.5 Hits Allowed-110

Over 7.5-105

0.95u

Under 7.5-110

1.1u

B.Lowe o0.5 HR+475

0.25u

PIT o4.5+115

B.Lowe o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-125

1.25u

P.Skenes u1.5 BB-150

1.5u

B.Reynolds o0.5 HR+750

0.75u

PIT -0.5 (F5)-130

1.3u

Over 7.5-101

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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 21-18 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 26 of Pirates' 39 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	39-39	18-21	21-18	21-23	17-16
Cubs	29-48	14-26	15-22	19-34	10-14

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Pirates	44-31-3	26-13	18-18-3	28-16	15-15-3
Cubs	40-37	21-19	19-18	26-27	14-10

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	39-39	20-19	19-20	24-20	14-19
Cubs	40-37	23-17	17-20	29-24	11-13

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

Oneil Cruz
CF
Oneil Cruz has been scratched Tuesday.
Out

Tyler Austin
1B
Austin is out with knee
Out
Justin Steele
SP
Steele is out with elbow
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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RC.Rea, P	92	5.1	5	2
LH.Milner, P	21	0.2	1	0
LC.Thielbar, P	27	1	2	0
RT.Thornton, P	22	2	0	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1P.Crow-Armstrong, CF	1-4	1	0	0
2N.Hoerner, 2B	1-5	0	0	0
3M.Busch, 1B	0-3	2	0	0
4A.Bregman, 3B	1-5	2	0	1
5I.Happ, LF	3-5	1	1	2
6S.Suzuki, RF	2-5	1	0	2
7M.Ballesteros, DH	0-2	0	0	0
7K.Alcantara, PH	0-1	0	0	0
7K.Alcantara, DH	0-1	0	0	0
7M.Conforto, PH	0-0	0	0	0
7M.Conforto, DH	0-0	0	0	0
8M.Amaya, C	0-3	0	0	0
9D.Swanson, SS	0-3	0	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RP.Skenes, P	103	5.1	10	1
LM.Montgomery, P	27	1.2	2	0
RB.Bidois, P	31	1	1	2
RY.Ramirez, P	20	1	1	1

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1S.Horwitz, 1B	0-3	0	0	0
2B.Lowe, 2B	0-3	0	0	0
3B.Reynolds, DH	2-3	1	1	1
4O.Cruz, CF	0-3	0	0	0
5J.Garcia, LF	1-4	1	0	0
6J.Mangum, RF	1-4	0	0	0
7N.Gonzales, 3B	0-1	0	0	0
7T.Callihan, 3B	1-2	0	0	1
8J.Triolo, SS	1-4	0	0	0
9H.Davis, C	0-4	0	0	0