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Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Preview & Picks – Cubs To Claim Opening Game Of MLB Series

leigh-copson
02 Sep 2024
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Leigh Copson 02 Sep 2024
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs picks for Monday, September 2
  • MLB matchup is taking place at Wrigley Field
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Preview & Picks
  • Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Pittsburgh Pirates Form
  • Chicago Cubs Form

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Preview & Picks

Chicago are tipped to beat Pittsburgh for the fourth time in eight days.

The Cubs swept the Pirates on the road last week and enter this latest matchup, at home, in good form.

  • Chicago Cubs won all 3 meetings last week
  • Chicago Cubs are 9-1 in their previous 10 games
  • Pittsburgh Pirates are 1-5 in their previous six games
  • The Over cashed in 7 of the previous 10 meetings this season (1 push)

Head To Head

  • Chicago Cubs lead the regular season series 6-4
  • Chicago Cubs won 14-10 when the two teams last met on August 28

Pittsburgh Pirates Form

Pittsburgh enter this series in Chicago on a rough run of form, having lost six of their previous eight games.

The Pirates enjoyed a successful series against Cincinnati in late August, winning three of the four games in the series with the Reds.

However, that run was brought to a shuddering halt when they hosted tonight’s opponents, the Chicago Cubs, in a three-game series.

Pittsburgh lost all three meetings with the Cubs to start last week, falling to 18-8, 9-5 and 14-10 defeats.

The Pirates’ losing skid reached four games with a 10-8 defeat in Cleveland, and they then failed to build on a 3-0 victory as they lost the final meeting with the Guardians, 6-1.

Chicago Cubs Form

Chicago come into this series on a good run of form, having won nine of their last 10 games and all six of their outings last week.

The Cubs started this sequence with a 10-2 win at home to Detroit, which was backed up by 6-3 and 14-2 victories in Miami.

They missed out on the series sweep as they lost the final meeting 7-2, but they responded well to that defeat, winning six straight.

Chicago travelled to Pittsburgh and swept the Pirates in a three-game series, winning 18-8, 9-5 and 14-10.

The Cubs then followed that up as they travelled to Washington to win all three meetings with the Nationals, recording 7-6, 5-3 and 14-1 victories.

Verdict

Chicago are on a roll and just swept Pittsburgh last week, so we like the Cubs in the opening game of this series.

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