The Pittsburgh Pirates (44-47) will look to Joshua Palacios, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Milwaukee Brewers (53-39) Wednesday at American Family Field. The Brewers are -156 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 8:10 PM ET live on SportsNet PT. Milwaukee’s Tobias Myers and Pittsburgh’s Martin Perez have been named the starters for this contest.
Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $32.82
Brewers to win vs Pirates -156
Brewers vs. Pirates Betting Lines
- Favorite: Brewers (-156)
- Underdog: Pirates (+130)
- Over/under: 8.5
Brewers vs. Pirates Betting Insights
- The Brewers have won in 31, or 63.3%, of the 49 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Milwaukee has come away with a win 11 times in 14 chances when named as a favorite of at least -156 on the moneyline.
- The Brewers have an implied victory probability of 60.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Pirates have put together a 25-28 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 47.2% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +130 or longer, Pittsburgh has a 6-9 record (winning 40% of its games).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 43.5%.
Brewers vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders
- William Contreras has been key for Milwaukee with 10 home runs, 52 RBI and a batting average of .296 this season.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Contreras’ home run total ranks him 97th and his RBI tally ranks him 30th.
- Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs with 13 and runs batted in with 58.
- Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 17 home runs and 56 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .280.
- Reynolds’ home run total ranks 18th in the big leagues, and he is 22nd in RBI.
- Oneil Cruz is batting .247 with 16 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 24 walks.
Brewers vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings
- The Brewers have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- The Brewers have the 11th-ranked ERA (3.86) in the majors this season.
- The Brewers have a combined WHIP of 1.262 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- The Pirates pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pittsburgh has a 3.89 team ERA that ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Pirates have the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.279).