Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m.<\/p>\n
Tuesday’s slate in the MLB includes a matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n
Before you do any MLB betting<\/a> on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here’s what you need to know.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Pirates (28-26) vs. Chicago Cubs (29-25)Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026Time: 6:40 p.m. ETVenue: PNC Park — Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCoverage: SportsNet PT and MARQAll MLB odds<\/a>, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.Moneyline: PIT: (-126) | CHC: (+108)Spread: PIT: -1.5 (+162) | CHC: +1.5 (-196)Total: 8.5 — Over: (+100) | Under: (-122)Pirates<\/a> vs Cubs<\/a> Probable Starting Pitchers<\/p>\n Probable Pitchers: Braxton Ashcraft (Pirates) – 3-2, 2.89 ERA vs Jordan Wicks (Cubs) – 0-0, 0.00 ERA<\/p>\n The probable starters are Braxton Ashcraft (3-2) for the Pirates and Jordan Wicks for the Cubs. When Ashcraft starts, his team is 5-5-0 against the spread this season. When Ashcraft starts a game and his team is the favorite on the moneyline, they have a record of 5-3. Wicks did not pitch as a moneyline underdog a season ago.<\/p>\n All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire<\/a>. The moneyline numbers for Pirates vs. Cubs reveal Pittsburgh as the favorite (-126) and Chicago as the underdog (+108) on the road.The Pirates are hosting the Cubs and are favored by 1.5 runs on the spread. The Pirates are +162 to cover the runline, with the Cubs being -196.The over\/under for Pirates-Cubs on May 26 is 8.5. The over is +100, and the under is -122.<\/p>\n Bet on Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs on FanDuel today!<\/a><\/p>\n The Pirates have been favorites in 30 games this season and have come away with the win 18 times (60%) in those contests.Pittsburgh has a record of 9-11 when favored by -126 or more this year.The Pirates and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 26 of their 53 opportunities.The Pirates have an against the spread mark of 27-26-0 in 53 games with a line this season.The Cubs have won 50% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (8-8).In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +108 or longer, Chicago has a 4-1 record (winning 80% of its games).The Cubs have played in 53 games with a set over\/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 29 times (29-24-0).The Cubs have a 21-32-0 record against the spread this season (covering only 39.6% of the time).Pirates<\/a> Player LeadersBrandon Lowe leads Pittsburgh in total hits (49) this season while batting .265 with 26 extra-base hits. He has an on-base percentage of .354 and a slugging percentage of .551.Among the qualified hitters in baseball, his batting average ranks 60th, his on-base percentage ranks 49th, and he is 10th in slugging.Lowe will look for his third straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .412 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBIs.Bryan Reynolds is hitting .251 with eight doubles, two triples, four home runs and 36 walks. He’s slugging .377 with an on-base percentage of .377.Among qualifying batters, he is 83rd in batting average, 22nd in on-base percentage and 109th in slugging percentage.Reynolds has picked up at least one hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with two walks and two RBIs.Oneil Cruz has hit 11 homers with a team-high .454 SLG this season.Cruz brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with a double, a home run and an RBI.Spencer Horwitz leads Pittsburgh with an OBP of .389 this season while batting .282 with 26 walks and 19 runs scored.Horwitz has safely hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with a home run, three walks and two RBIs.Cubs<\/a> Player LeadersNico Hoerner is batting .254 with 13 doubles, four home runs and 25 walks. He’s slugging .373 with an on-base percentage of .340.Including all the qualified hitters in MLB, his batting average ranks 80th, his on-base percentage is 67th, and he is 113th in slugging.Michael Busch’s .358 OBP leads his team. He has a batting average of .230 while slugging .393.He is 119th in batting average, 42nd in on-base percentage and 93rd in slugging percentage in MLB.Dansby Swanson is batting .186 with four doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 24 walks.Ian Happ has collected 39 hits to lead his team.5\/25\/2026: 2-1 PIT (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -124, Underdog Moneyline: +106)4\/12\/2026: 7-6 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 12.5, Favorite Moneyline: -134, Underdog Moneyline: +116)4\/11\/2026: 4-3 PIT (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 6.5, Favorite Moneyline: -144, Underdog Moneyline: +122)4\/10\/2026: 2-0 PIT (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 6.5, Favorite Moneyline: -152, Underdog Moneyline: +128)9\/17\/2025: 8-4 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -142, Underdog Moneyline: +120)9\/16\/2025: 4-1 CHC (Favorite: Pirates, Spread: -1.5, Total: 6.5, Favorite Moneyline: -132, Underdog Moneyline: +112)9\/15\/2025: 4-0 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -124, Underdog Moneyline: +106)8\/17\/2025: 4-3 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -190, Underdog Moneyline: +160)8\/16\/2025: 3-1 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -220, Underdog Moneyline: +184)8\/15\/2025: 3-2 PIT (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -196, Underdog Moneyline: +164)<\/p>\n Sign up for FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a> and FanDuel Daily Fantasy<\/a> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m. Tuesday’s slate in the MLB includes a matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":693701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2402],"tags":[5,4,10,776,64,4297],"class_list":["post-709013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh-pirates","tag-baseball","tag-mlb","tag-pirates","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-pirates","tag-pittsburghpirates"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116639438200706772","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Prediction: Pirates win (51.6%)<\/p>\n