Nico Hoerner brings a 10-game hitting streak into the Chicago Cubs’ (86-64) matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates (65-86). The Cubs are the moneyline favorite (-154) in this outing against the Pirates (+129), which starts at 12:35 p.m. ET on Wednesday at PNC Park. Chicago’s Matthew Boyd starts against Pittsburgh’s Johan Oviedo.

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Cubs vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-154)
• Underdog: Pirates (+129)
• Over/under: 8

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have been favored on the moneyline 109 total times this season. They’ve gone 69-40 in those games.
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -154 or shorter, Chicago has gone 39-16 (70.9%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 60.6% chance to win.
• In the 150 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 68 times (68-73-9).
• The Cubs have collected a 69-81-0 record ATS this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Hoerner has accumulated a team-high batting average of .299.
• In MLB play, Hoerner ranks 269th in home runs and 114th in RBI.
• Hoerner brings a 10-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is batting .436 with five doubles, a triple, a home run, five walks and five RBIs.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 29 home runs to pace his team.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks 21st in homers and 22nd in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Ian Happ has 28 doubles, 22 home runs and 82 walks while batting .242.
• Happ heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with a double, two home runs, three walks and three RBIs.
• Seiya Suzuki’s 91 runs batted in pace his team.
• Suzuki takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .211 with a double, six walks and four RBIs.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
• Chicago has the seventh-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.84).
• The Cubs have the second-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.191).
• Cubs pitchers combine to give up 184 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (22nd-fewest in MLB).
• In its 4-0 win last time out, Chicago struck out six Pirates batters while allowing three hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have been underdogs in 105 games this season and won 43 (41%) of those contests.
• Pittsburgh is 18-32 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +129 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 43.7% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
• Pittsburgh’s games have gone over the total in 61 of its 150 chances.
• In 150 games with a spread this season, the Pirates are 80-70-0 ATS.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds is batting .243 with 71 RBI, both of which are best among Pittsburgh hitters this season.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Reynolds’ home run total is 129th, and his RBI total is 69th.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .239 with an OBP of .334 and a slugging percentage of .376 this season.
• McCutchen ranks 154th in homers and 130th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Oneil Cruz is slugging .382 this season, with a team-high 19 home runs. He’s also collected 56 RBI.
• Spencer Horwitz is batting .260 with an OBP of .336 and a slugging percentage of .406 this season.
• Horwitz heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the majors this season.
• Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.87 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of just 1.224 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
• The Pirates have allowed the third-fewest home runs this season at just 142, or 0.9 per game.
• Last time out, Pittsburgh fell to the Cubs 4-0. Its pitchers compiled six strikeouts and nine hits allowed.