Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Betting Lines

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The Cubs will play the Pirates on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 6:35 pm ET. Check network listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage. Our opening pitch flys at Eastern Standard, make sure you adjust for your local timezone.

Matchup Pitchers

Cubs - J. Steele - L
Pirates - M. Yajure - R

Learn more about MLB Betting with our handy tutorial and guide. We explain money line, total and run line bets. Plus, a great discussion about exotic bets like MLB Baseball parlays and props.

**Best Money Line Bets**
Underdog Pittsburgh Pirates	Favorite Chicago Cubs
-104 Sb3gen1	-106 Sb3gen1
-107 Sb3gen2	-110 Sb3gen3
-110 Sb3gen3	-113 Sb3gen2

Here are money lines for the outright winner. Favorite Chicago Cubs has a minus value. Lay $106 at Sb3gen1 to win $100. Underdog Pittsburgh Pirates has a negative value. Risk $104 at Sb3gen1 to win $100.

**Best Over and Under Total Lines**
Over	Under
8.5o -115 Sb3gen2	8.5u -103 Sb3gen1
8.5o -115 Sb3gen3	8.5u -105 Sb3gen2
8.5o -117 Sb3gen1	8.5u -105 Sb3gen3

The over under line estimates the combined total of each team's final score. Sb3gen2 has the best over line of 8.5 points laying $115 to win $100. Sb3gen1 has the best under line of 8.5 u -103.

**Best Underdog and Favorite Run Line Bets**
Underdog Chicago Cubs	Favorite Pittsburgh Pirates
+1.5 -213 Sb3gen1	-1.5 +183 Sb3gen1
+1.5 -220 Sb3gen2	-1.5 +180 Sb3gen2
+1.5 -220 Sb3gen3	-1.5 +180 Sb3gen3

SportsBetting3.com has analyzed the latest lines. Review our "Best Run Line Bets" table above to smash the books this Thursday. Sb3gen1 has the best favorite Pittsburgh Pirates run line at -1.5 points. Sb3gen1 has the best underdog Chicago Cubs run line at +1.5 points.

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MLB World Series Odds

Latest World Series odds, if available, for each team. Review odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the tournament here. See past Championship results and learn how to bet World Series teasers, props and parlays.

Chicago Cubs World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen

Cached 2021-10-26 20:59:42
Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen

Cached 2021-10-26 20:59:42

Team Standings

**Season Standings**
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Strk	L10
Chicago Cubs	71	91	0.438	36.0	71-91	39-42	W2	65-77
Pittsburgh Pirates	61	101	0.377	46.0	61-101	37-44	L1	51-91

Chicago Cubs Batting Stats

**2021 Chicago Cubs Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Ian Happ CF	148	63	105	25	66	62	156	0.226
Willson Contreras C	128	61	98	21	57	52	138	0.237
Patrick Wisdom 3B	106	54	78	28	61	32	153	0.231
Jason Heyward RF	104	35	69	8	30	27	68	0.214
Rafael Ortega LF	103	44	86	11	33	30	70	0.291
Matt Duffy 3B	98	45	83	5	30	25	63	0.287
David Bote 2B	97	32	58	8	35	27	73	0.199
Kris Bryant RF	93	58	87	18	51	39	89	0.267
Anthony Rizzo 1B	92	41	80	14	40	36	59	0.248
Javier Baez SS	91	48	83	22	65	15	131	0.248
Sergio Alcantara SS	89	30	45	5	17	30	74	0.205
Eric Sogard 3B	78	16	42	1	12	9	30	0.249

Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats

**2021 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Bryan Reynolds LF	159	93	169	24	90	75	119	0.302
Kevin Newman SS	148	50	117	5	39	27	41	0.226
Wilmer Difo SS	116	25	59	4	24	20	54	0.269
Jacob Stallings C	112	38	92	8	53	49	85	0.246
Ben Gamel LF	111	42	83	8	26	48	99	0.255
Gregory Polanco RF	107	38	70	11	36	36	104	0.208
Colin Moran 3B	99	29	82	10	50	36	87	0.258
Adam Frazier 2B	98	58	125	4	32	35	46	0.324
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B	96	49	93	6	38	31	87	0.257
Phillip Evans 3B	76	23	44	5	16	28	53	0.206
Erik Gonzalez 2B	71	17	51	2	21	8	40	0.232
Michael Perez C	70	19	30	7	21	19	68	0.143

Chicago Cubs Pitching Stats

**2021 Chicago Cubs Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Kyle Hendricks SP	32	14	7	0	0	181.0	131	1.35	4.77
Zach Davies SP	32	6	12	0	0	148.0	114	1.60	5.78
Alec Mills SP	32	6	7	1	0	119.0	87	1.44	5.07
Adbert Alzolay SP	30	5	13	1	0	125.2	128	1.16	4.58
Jake Arrieta SP	20	5	11	0	0	86.1	74	1.76	6.88
Justin Steele RP	20	4	4	0	1	57.0	59	1.35	4.26
Trevor Williams SP	13	4	2	0	0	58.2	61	1.53	5.06
Rex Brothers RP	57	3	2	1	8	53.0	75	1.43	5.26
Keegan Thompson SP	32	3	3	1	1	53.1	55	1.48	3.38
Codi Dalton Heuer SP	25	3	3	2	4	28.2	17	1.15	3.14
Codi Heuer RP	25	3	3	2	4	28.2	17	1.15	3.14
Manuel Rodriguez RP	20	3	3	1	1	17.2	16	1.70	6.11

Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Stats

**2021 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Chris Stratton RP	68	7	1	8	7	79.1	86	1.30	3.63
Chad Kuhl SP	28	5	7	0	4	80.1	75	1.43	4.82
JT Brubaker SP	24	5	13	0	0	124.1	129	1.29	5.36
Mitch Keller SP	23	5	11	0	0	100.2	92	1.79	6.17
Tyler Anderson SP	18	5	8	0	0	103.1	86	1.20	4.35
Richard Rodriguez RP	37	4	2	14	0	38.1	33	0.83	2.82
Wil Crowe SP	26	4	8	0	0	116.2	111	1.57	5.48
David Bednar RP	61	3	1	3	13	60.2	77	0.97	2.23
Chasen Shreve RP	57	3	3	0	12	56.1	45	1.26	3.20
Sam Howard RP	54	3	4	0	11	45.0	60	1.47	5.60
Clay Holmes RP	44	3	2	0	7	42.0	44	1.43	4.93
Duane Underwood Jr. RP	43	2	3	0	4	72.2	65	1.43	4.33

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