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The Pittsburgh Pirates (23-28) will look to Bryan Reynolds, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Atlanta Braves (29-18) Friday at PNC Park. The Braves are -161 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 6:40 PM ET live on SportsNet PT. Bryce Elder will get the ball for Atlanta while Pittsburgh will counter with Bailey Falter.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $32.42
Braves to win vs Pirates -161
Braves vs. Pirates Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-161)
- Underdog: Pirates (+136)
- Over/under: 9.5
Braves vs. Pirates Betting Insights
- The Braves have won in 28, or 65.1%, of the 43 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Atlanta has a record of 16-8 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -161 or more on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 61.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Pirates have a 15-14 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 51.7% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +136 or longer, Pittsburgh has gone 2-2 (50%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 42.4%.
Braves vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 15, runs batted in with 47 and his batting average of .320 is also best on his team.
- Ozuna is third in homers and first in RBI among all batters in baseball.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. is batting .242 with an OBP of .349 and a slugging percentage of .341 this season.
- Reynolds paces the Pirates in home runs (seven) and runs batted in (27).
- Reynolds’ home run total ranks 49th in the majors, and he is 42nd in RBI.
- Connor Joe’s .268 batting average is a team-high mark.
Braves vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings
- The Braves average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- The Braves have the fourth-best ERA (3.27) in the majors this season.
- The Braves have a combined 1.201 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Pittsburgh has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.01).
- The Pirates average MLB’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.276).