Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates 06/23/2022 Game Preview, Top Picks and Predictions

Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates 06/23/2022 – The Chicago Cubs are expected to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Thursday afternoon. The Chicago Cubs are in the fourth position of the NL Central with a record of 26-43, three spots below the ruling Cardinals. The Pittsburgh Pirates are in the third position of the division with a record of 28-40. The Cubs will try to repeat their win from the previous matchup. The Pittsburgh Pirates are going to win Thursday’s game against the Cubs as per the MLB betting data.

Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates 06/23/2022

Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates 06/23/2022

Team	RL	TOTAL	ML
Chicago Cubs	-1.5 (+120)	8 o (-111)	-141
Pittsburgh Pirates	+1.5 (-164)	8 u (-122)	+105

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs won only one game in this series. In the first game, the Cubs lost 12-1 and lost again with a score of 7-1 in the second game. In the third game, the Cubs managed to win spectacularly with a score of 14-5 with Keegan Thompson throwing for 6.0 innings and giving up four hits and a single walk. The Chicago Cubs will be handing the ball to Justin Steele against the Pirates. Steele is currently 2-5 with a 4.27 ERA.

Players to watch: Frank Schwindel 1B (GP 62, AB 228, R 21, H 54, 2B 10, 3B 0, HR 8, RBI 33, TB 88, BB 15, SO 49, SB 0, AVG 0.237, OBP 0.282, SLG 0.386, OPS 0.668, WAR -0.4), Ian Happ CF (GP 66, AB 225, R 31, H 65, 2B 15, 3B 2, HR 7, RBI 32, TB 105, BB 36, SO 52, SB 5, AVG 0.289, OBP 0.387, SLG 0.467, OPS 0.854, WAR 2.4).

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates won the game on Wednesday with five runs and then went on to post only 13 hits in the third game which resulted in a loss. In the third game, the Pirates threw for 4.1 innings and gave up 10 hits along with four walks. On the mound against the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be posting Jose Quintana who is 1-4 with a 3.66 ERA and has thrown 64.0 innings overall.

Players to watch: Bryan Reynolds LF (GP 64, AB 240, R 31, H 61, 2B 8, 3B 2, HR 11, RBI 22, TB 106, BB 26, SO 64, SB 3, AVG 0.254, OBP 0.33, SLG 0.442, OPS 0.771, WAR 1.2), Ke’Bryan Hayes 3B (GP 62, AB 234, R 29, H 62, 2B 15, 3B 2, HR 2, RBI 22, TB 87, BB 26, SO 60, SB 8, AVG 0.265, OBP 0.342, SLG 0.372, OPS 0.714, WAR 2.7).

Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Numbers

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Chicago Cubs

Chi Cubs are 3-13 SU in their last 16 games.
Chi Cubs are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Chi Cubs’ last 19 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh.
Chi Cubs are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games against an opponent in the National League.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs’ last 7 games played on a Thursday.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh are 4-12 SU in their last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh’s last 12 games against Chi Cubs.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Pittsburgh’s last 19 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs.
Pittsburgh are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games against an opponent in the National League.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games against an opponent in the National League Central Division division.