Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Friday, September 11, 2026 · 18:20 UTC
Chicago Cubs host Pittsburgh Pirates in MLB on Friday, September 11, 2026, starting at 18:20 UTC. Here is how the two teams stack up — the head-to-head history, current form and the latest bookmaker odds — ahead of the BetEX AI verdict on this game.
Head-to-head record
These two sides have met 10 times in our head-to-head records, with 5 wins for Chicago Cubs against 5 for Pittsburgh Pirates. Historically this fixture could hardly be more even. Meetings between the two average 11.6 runs per game. Their most recent meetings on record: Chicago Cubs 12-0 Pittsburgh Pirates (2024-09-04); Chicago Cubs 0-5 Pittsburgh Pirates (2024-09-03); Chicago Cubs 3-5 Pittsburgh Pirates (2024-09-02).
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-04 | Chicago Cubs | 12-0 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 2024-09-03 | Chicago Cubs | 0-5 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 2024-09-02 | Chicago Cubs | 3-5 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 2024-08-28 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10-14 | Chicago Cubs |
| 2024-08-27 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5-9 | Chicago Cubs |
Team statistics
Chicago Cubs carry an Elo rating of 1539 in our model, and have won 40% of their recent games. Pittsburgh Pirates carry an Elo rating of 1504 in our model, and have won 60% of their recent games.
Chicago Cubs
| Recent form | WLLWLWLLLW |
|---|---|
| Win rate | 40% |
| Elo rating | 1539 |
| Avg scored (recent) | 6.9 |
| Avg conceded (recent) | 5.1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Recent form | WLWWLWWLWL |
|---|---|
| Win rate | 60% |
| Elo rating | 1504 |
| Avg scored (recent) | 3.8 |
| Avg conceded (recent) | 3.8 |
🤖 The BetEX AI verdict on Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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How BetEX AI analyses this fixture
BetEX AI runs every fixture on this page through an ensemble of statistical models — Elo-style team ratings, scoring-rate (lambda) models and head-to-head history — refreshed daily from live competition data. The ensemble produces a win probability for each outcome, a confidence score, and flags games where the model's probability disagrees with the bookmaker line by enough to matter. Those outputs are reserved for members; everything above comes from the same underlying match data.
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