Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 06/14/25

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs are tied 1-1 in this series heading into Saturday afternoon’s contest at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Pittsburgh prevailed 2-1 in 10 innings on Friday, but it doesn’t take a genius to figure out why that game was so low scoring. Paul Skenes was on the mound for the visitors. With more hittable pitchers toeing the rubber for this one, my Pirates vs Cubs pick is Over 7.5.

Chicago should have much more success against Mike Burrows, who comes in with a 5.00 ERA and an anemic 17-to-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 18.0 innings of work. The Cubs are countering with Matthew Boyd, who is solid but unspectacular. He faced the Pirates on April 30 and was mediocre, allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in 5.0 innings. It’s true that Pittsburgh’s offense is underwhelming, but it did manage to score 17 runs in a recent 3-game series against Miami. The Cubs’ bats have been somewhat cool, but that is an aberration as opposed to the season-long rule. They are #2 in Major League Baseball in runs scored with 380, trailing only the Dodgers.

Pirates vs Cubs prediction: Over 7.5 (-119) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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