Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs MLB Betting Lines

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The Pirates will play the Cubs on Sunday, May 9th, 2021 at 2:20 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

Pirates - T. Anderson - L
Cubs - K. Hendricks - 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
+148 Sb3gen1	-161 Sb3gen1
+145 Sb3gen3	-166 Sb3gen2
+143 Sb3gen2	-170 Sb3gen3

Here are money lines for the outright winner. Favorite Chicago Cubs has a minus value. Lay $161 at Sb3gen1 to win $100. Underdog Pittsburgh Pirates has a positive value. Risk $100 at Sb3gen1 to win $148.

**Best Over and Under Total Lines**
Over	Under
6o -117 Sb3gen1	6u +100 Sb3gen2
6o -120 Sb3gen2	6u +100 Sb3gen3
6o -120 Sb3gen3	6u -103 Sb3gen1

The over under line estimates the combined total of each team's final score. Sb3gen1 has the best over line of 6 points laying $117 to win $100. Sb3gen2 has the best under line of 6 u +100.

**Best Underdog and Favorite Run Line Bets**
Underdog Pittsburgh Pirates	Favorite Chicago Cubs
+1.5 -160 Sb3gen2	-1.5 +145 Sb3gen3
+1.5 -164 Sb3gen1	-1.5 +144 Sb3gen1
+1.5 -170 Sb3gen3	-1.5 +140 Sb3gen2

SportsBetting3.com has analyzed the latest lines. Review our "Best Run Line Bets" table above to smash the books this Sunday. Sb3gen3 has the best favorite Chicago Cubs run line at -1.5 points. Sb3gen2 has the best underdog Pittsburgh Pirates 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.

Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen
Pittsburgh Pirates	+100000

Cached 2021-08-05 09:13:47
Chicago Cubs World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen
Chicago Cubs	+20000

Cached 2021-08-05 09:13:47

Team Standings

**Season Standings**
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Strk	L10
Pittsburgh Pirates	37	60	0.381	24.0	21-26	16-34	W1	5-5
Chicago Cubs	48	50	0.490	13.5	29-17	19-33	W1	5-5

Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats

**2021 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Adam Frazier 2B	96	56	123	4	32	34	45	0.326
Bryan Reynolds LF	94	55	107	18	56	44	79	0.307
Kevin Newman SS	89	30	67	3	15	16	27	0.207
Gregory Polanco RF	76	26	49	10	26	28	79	0.204
Jacob Stallings C	72	25	57	8	40	28	55	0.239
Erik Gonzalez 2B	71	17	51	2	21	8	40	0.232
Phillip Evans 3B	63	21	41	5	15	25	48	0.217
Wilmer Difo SS	60	14	34	3	12	11	33	0.281
Ben Gamel LF	59	23	43	6	15	20	50	0.253
Colin Moran 3B	49	11	44	4	23	14	46	0.280
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B	44	21	43	4	20	18	38	0.270
David Bednar RP	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Chicago Cubs Batting Stats

**2021 Chicago Cubs Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Kris Bryant 3B	88	54	81	16	48	36	85	0.262
Javier Baez SS	87	48	80	22	64	15	127	0.248
Willson Contreras C	87	38	69	14	33	39	92	0.238
Anthony Rizzo 1B	87	37	73	11	35	34	56	0.241
Ian Happ CF	85	27	44	9	25	36	83	0.177
Eric Sogard 3B	78	16	42	1	12	9	30	0.249
Jason Heyward RF	74	27	46	6	19	23	53	0.204
Joc Pederson LF	73	35	59	11	39	22	74	0.230
Jake Marisnick CF	61	17	26	5	22	9	40	0.218
Patrick Wisdom 3B	50	26	37	14	25	10	62	0.262
David Bote 2B	49	16	29	5	23	13	36	0.201
Rafael Ortega LF	41	7	23	2	7	6	23	0.274

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
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
JT Brubaker SP	17	4	9	0	0	92.1	93	1.20	4.68
Clay Holmes RP	43	3	2	0	7	41.1	44	1.45	5.01
Chris Stratton RP	40	3	0	1	5	51.1	48	1.31	2.63
Chad Kuhl SP	13	3	5	0	0	61.2	53	1.36	4.38
Mitch Keller SP	12	3	7	0	0	47.1	51	1.80	7.04
David Bednar RP	43	2	1	0	9	39.0	48	1.10	2.77
Sam Howard RP	38	2	2	0	9	29.2	41	1.38	5.76
Duane Underwood Jr. RP	31	2	3	0	2	52.0	48	1.50	5.02
Kyle Crick RP	27	1	1	0	6	24.1	21	1.36	4.44
Wil Crowe SP	14	1	5	0	0	60.1	53	1.62	6.12

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	20	12	4	0	0	117.1	87	1.26	3.61
Zach Davies SP	21	6	6	0	0	102.2	70	1.49	4.30
Jake Arrieta SP	17	5	9	0	0	74.1	66	1.64	6.30
Alec Mills SP	19	4	3	1	0	52.1	46	1.43	4.64
Adbert Alzolay SP	17	4	10	0	0	88.1	91	1.11	4.58
Rex Brothers RP	38	3	2	1	8	36.0	58	1.17	4.25
Keegan Thompson SP	26	3	2	1	1	39.2	41	1.26	2.27
Trevor Williams SP	12	3	2	0	0	52.1	55	1.62	5.68
Justin Steele RP	11	2	0	0	1	13.1	21	1.05	2.03
Dan Winkler RP	38	1	2	0	6	33.1	35	1.29	2.70
Craig Kimbrel RP	37	1	3	22	0	35.1	61	0.68	0.51
Dillon Maples RP	21	1	0	0	0	25.0	35	1.00	1.80

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