Chicago Cubs lead Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 through 13 meetings this season.
| Date | Matchup | Result (Chicago Cubs) | Chicago Cubs bet % | Chicago Cubs money % | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs | L 0-2 | 74.0% | 75.0% | -150 |
| 2026-04-11 | Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs | L 3-4 | 71.0% | 69.0% | -145 |
| 2026-04-12 | Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs | W 7-6 | 62.0% | 60.0% | -130 |
| 2026-05-25 | Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates | L 1-2 | 58.0% | 48.0% | -120 |
| 2026-05-26 | Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates | L 1-12 | 32.0% | 40.0% | +120 |
| 2026-05-27 | Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates | W 10-4 | 36.0% | 42.0% | +105 |
| 2026-05-28 | Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates | W 7-2 | 22.0% | 26.0% | +146 |
| 2026-07-24 | Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates | W 3-2 | 54.0% | 58.0% | -108 |
| 2026-07-25 | Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates | W 11-0 | 37.0% | 30.0% | +107 |
| 2026-07-26 | Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates | L 7-8 | 41.0% | 33.0% | +120 |
| 2026-09-11 | Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs | W 12-2 | 85.0% | 87.0% | -180 |
| 2026-09-12 | Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs | W 4-3 | 77.0% | 75.0% | -120 |
| 2026-09-13 | Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs | L 3-4 | 83.0% | 80.0% | -105 |
Chicago Cubs have the upper hand against Pittsburgh Pirates so far this season at 7-6 through 13 meetings. The splits table above shows the bet and money percentages at the latest pre-game snapshot for each meeting, alongside the final score.
For matchup pages, the bet- and money-percent columns are projected onto Chicago Cubs' side — so the same column means "the market's Chicago Cubs lean at the snapshot" regardless of who was home or away. Read for trend: a sustained gap between bet% and money% on Chicago Cubs across meetings is a stronger signal than any single game. Chicago Cubs-leaning markets that Chicago Cubs cover are exactly the kind of public-and-money-agree pattern the data shows is least exploitable.
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Bet% is the share of tickets wagered on a side. Money% is the share of dollars. They diverge when one side draws bigger bets per ticket than the other.
We aggregate publicly reported sportsbook handle on a sub-hourly cadence. See our methodology page for the full breakdown.
Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates have met 13 times this season. See the head-to-head page for splits and results from each meeting.
A 10-point gap is the threshold we treat as noise vs. signal. 15+ points is meaningful — it usually means the average bet on the money side is materially larger than on the public side.
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"Sharp" money is wagering activity from sophisticated, high-volume bettors. On any single game it shows up as a money percentage that exceeds the bet percentage on the same side. Across a season-long head-to-head, a persistent gap between bet% and money% in Chicago Cubs' favor or Pittsburgh Pirates' favor is the sharper read than the standings. See our methodology →
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Last updated: October 22, 2026 at 11:39 AM UTC
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