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Cubs vs. Pirates prediction, odds, props, best bets: Free 2025 MLB picks for Saturday, August 16
The Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates battle in the second game of their series on Saturday. The Pirates came away with a 3-2 win over the Cubs on Friday, snapping their five-game losing streak.
August 17 - Offense has been hard to come by for the Chicago Cubs in August. And though they still struggled in a 3-1 victory against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, the Cubs hope the come-from-behind win will provide a boost in the rubber match of the teams' three-game series on Sunday afternoon.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (52-72) and Chicago Cubs (69-53) will battle on Sunday at Wrigley Field, starting at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs are the home favorite (-180) versus the Pirates (+151). The Cubs will give the ball to Javier Assad (0-1) versus the Pirates and Carmen Mlodzinski (2-7).
Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs.
SportsLine's model simulated Pittsburgh vs. Chicago 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for the matchup at Wrigley Field
The Chicago Cubs suffered another embarrassing loss on Friday to the Pittsburgh Pirates as physical and mental problems grow.