The Chicago Cubs are 40-35 on the road this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates who are 42-34 at home. The Cubs have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Cubs starter Matthew Boyd is forecasted to have a better game than Pirates starter Johan Oviedo. Matthew Boyd has a 64% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Johan Oviedo has a 43% chance of a QS. If Matthew Boyd has a quality start the Cubs has a 76% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.3 and he has a 31% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Cubs win 64%. In Johan Oviedo quality starts the Pirates win 58%. He has a 17% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 58% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Pittsburgh Pirates is Andrew McCutchen who averaged 1.82 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 27% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Pirates have a 49% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Chicago Cubs is Michael Busch who averaged 2.17 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 37% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Cubs have a 77% chance of winning.
CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Pittsburgh Pirates
| Chicago Cubs | RECORD | Pittsburgh Pirates | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 40-35, 53% 98 | Record at Home | 42-34, 55% 796 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| VS Pittsburgh Pirates | 8-3, 73% 218 | VS Chicago Cubs | 3-8, 27% -394 | Chicago Cubs |
| vs Team Under .500 | 50-25, 67% 658 | vs Team .500 or Better | 37-53, 41% -468 | Chicago Cubs |
| Record as Road Favorite | 26-18, 59% 83 | Record as Home Underdog | 27-19, 59% 1289 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| When Matthew Boyd Starts | 15-15, 50% -552 | When Johan Oviedo Starts | 3-4, 43% -9 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Pittsburgh Pirates
| Chicago Cubs | RECORD | Pittsburgh Pirates | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 8-5, 62% 107 | Record at Home | 8-5, 62% 252 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| VS Pittsburgh Pirates | 1-0, 100% 82 | VS Chicago Cubs | 0-1, 0% -100 | Chicago Cubs |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 1-3, 25% -218 | vs Team .500 or Better | 7-6, 54% 254 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Record as Road Favorite | 7-5, 58% -33 | Record as Home Underdog | 5-5, 50% 109 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| When Matthew Boyd Starts | 2-3, 40% -178 | When Johan Oviedo Starts | 2-4, 33% -113 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
OVER-UNDER TRENDS
| Chicago Cubs | RECORD | Pittsburgh Pirates | RECORD | O-U EDGE |
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| OVER-UNDER ON ROAD | 35-37, 49% Over | OVER-UNDER AT HOME | 31-39, 44% Over | UNDER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 3-9, 25% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 5-7, 42% Over | UNDER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 40-36, 53% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 43-38, 53% Over | UNDER |
| OVER-UNDER IN Matthew Boyd STARTS | 10-18, 36% Over | OVER-UNDER IN Johan Oviedo STARTS | 3-4, 43% Over | N/A |
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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 38-37, 51% -1017 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 36-40, 47% -227 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 7-6, 54% -178 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 4-9, 31% -481
MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 43-32, 57% +117 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 40-36, 53% -414 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 10-3, 77% +471 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 8-5, 62% -19
OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 40-22, 65% + 1580 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 32-32, 50% -320 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 7-4, 64% + 260 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 7-4, 64% + 260
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