Pirates Vs Cubs: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – June 21, 2022

The Pittsburgh Pirates (26-39) host the Chicago Cubs (25-42) on Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET. Roansy Contreras starts for Pittsburgh (-155 to win), and Matt Swarmer is Chicago’s (+131) pick to start.

The betting facts in this article are based off odds valid as of June 21, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET.

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Pirates vs Cubs Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Pirates Probable Starter Roansy Contreras

• Contreras makes the start for the Pirates, his sixth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 3.06 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when the right-hander tossed 4 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.
• In eight games this season, the 22-year-old has a 3.06 ERA and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .240 to his opponents.
• Contreras is yet to record a quality start so far this year.
• He will match up with a Cubs team that is batting .242 as a unit (15th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .388 (16th in MLB) with 65 total home runs (17th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 21, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cubs Stats vs Contreras

Cubs Probable Starter Matt Swarmer

• The Cubs will hand the ball to Swarmer (1-2) for his fifth start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed 3 2/3 innings while giving up four earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the San Diego Padres.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 5.23, a 2.375 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.258 in four games this season.
• In four starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in two of them.
• The Pirates rank 28th in MLB with a .221 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 28th in the league (.357) and 60 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 21, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Swarmer

Pirates Betting Trends

• The Pirates have won eight of the 14 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (57.1%).
• Pittsburgh has never played a game this season with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Pirates a 60.8% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 66 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 26 of those games (26-34-6).
• The Pirates have collected a 30-36-0 record against the spread this season (covering 45.5% of the time).

Cubs Betting Trends

• The Cubs have won 18, or 37.5%, of the 48 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Chicago is 9-13 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +131 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cubs, based on the moneyline, is 43.3%.
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of their 67 games with a total.
• In 67 games with a spread this season, the Cubs are 33-34-0 ATS.

Pirates Players to Watch

• Bryan Reynolds has racked up 60 hits, a team-high for the Pirates. He’s batting .253 with eight doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 26 walks.
• Among the qualified hitters in baseball, Reynolds’ batting average ranks 78th, his on-base percentage ranks 72nd, and he is 51st in the league in slugging.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes leads his team with a .344 on-base percentage, and has a club-high .365 slugging percentage. He has 15 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 26 walks while hitting .265.
• Among qualified hitters, Hayes’ batting average ranks 58th, his on-base percentage ranks 47th, and he is 126th in the league in slugging.
• Daniel Vogelbach is batting .217 with six doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 20 walks.
• Michael Chavis is hitting .257 with seven doubles, two triples, six home runs and 12 walks.

Pirates Batting Stats (2022)

Cubs Players to Watch

• Ian Happ leads Chicago in slugging percentage (.466) thanks to 23 extra-base hits.
• Among all the qualified hitters in the majors, Happ’s batting average ranks 27th, his on-base percentage ranks 13th, and he is 38th in slugging percentatge.
• Willson Contreras leads Chicago with 58 hits and an OBP of .393 this season.
• Willson Contreras is currently 36th in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage and 14th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
• Patrick Wisdom has collected 48 base hits, an OBP of .306 and a slugging percentage of .437 this season.
• Nico Hoerner is batting .275 with a .310 OBP and 17 RBI for Chicago this season.

Cubs Batting Stats (2022)

Pirates vs Cubs Player Props

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