Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Prediction MLB Picks 9/4/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Pittsburgh

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Chicago

-Recent betting trends in games played between Pittsburgh and Chicago.

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Pirates and Cubs.

Pirates Pitching Dominated

The Pirates pitching gave up zero runs on Tuesday against the Cubs and that was enough for the victory. Paul Skenes had another strong start going five innings giving up zero runs while striking out six. He did have four walks. Jared Triolo did have quite the game and hit a home run and drove in three RBIs. The Pirates are averaging 4.21 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.56 runs per game. The offense is ranked 20th while the pitching is also ranked 20th. Bryan Reynolds has hit 22 home runs and driven in 77 RBIs. The Pirates will meet the Nationals, Marlins, and Royals after this series.

Cubs Offense Looks to Bounce Back

The Cubs' offense had their chances on Tuesday but couldn’t make the winning plays and ended up being shut out. The Cubs need to find a way to get the offense going here. The Cubs are averaging 4.58 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.19 runs per game. The offense is ranked 13th in the league while the pitching is ranked 10th. They do have a positive run differential of 0.36 which is 13th. 

Ian Happ has hit 23 home runs and driven in 79 RBis so far this season. Getting the start for the Cubs will be Shota Imanga who sits with an 11-3 record and an ERA of 3.14. In his last start against the Washington Nationals, he went six innings giving up four hits and three runs. 

Why the Cubs Will Beat the Pirates

• The Cubs have won five of their last six home games following a loss.
• The Pirates have lost seven of their last eight Wednesday road games against National League opponents.
• The Pirates have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games against NL Central opponents following a win.
• The Cubs have covered the run line in four of their last five night games against NL Central opponents following a home loss.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Prediction 

The big question for the Cubs is will the good Imanga show up here. In each of his last three starts, he has been good and he is going to follow that up here. The Pirates offense scored five runs on Tuesday but they aren’t going to get close to this number here. The Cubs are going to get that good start from Imagna and Chicago is going to cruise. Back the Cubs on the run line to cash.