Data Skrive:
The Cincinnati Reds (62-66) are favorites (-113) on the moneyline when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (60-67) Saturday at 6:40 p.m. ET, live on BSOH. Julian Aguiar gets the starting nod for Cincinnati while Jake Woodford is Pittsburgh’s starter for the contest.
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Betting Odds
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Reds to win vs Pirates -113
Reds vs. Pirates Betting Lines
- Favorite: Reds (-113)
- Underdog: Pirates (-106)
- Over/under: 9
Reds vs. Pirates Betting Insights
- The Reds have been victorious in 31, or 53.4%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Cincinnati has a record of 29-26 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -113 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Reds have a 53.1% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Pirates have won 42.3% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (33-45).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -106 or longer, Pittsburgh has a 31-41 record (winning 43.1% of its games).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 51.5%.
Reds vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders
- Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in homers with 22 while also maintaining a team-best .263 batting average.
- Including all batters in MLB, De La Cruz is 24th in home runs and 72nd in RBI.
- Spencer Steer leads Cincinnati in runs batted in (79) this season. He’s batting .234 while slugging .429.
- Bryan Reynolds has accumulated a team-high batting average of .282, and leads the Pirates in home runs (19) and runs batted in (70).
- In all of MLB, Reynolds is 48th in homers and 34th in RBI.
- Oneil Cruz has 27 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 36 walks while hitting .262.
Reds vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings
- The Reds average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Reds have the 16th-ranked ERA (4.06) in the majors this season.
- Reds pitchers have a 1.254 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
- The Pirates pitching staff is 20th in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pittsburgh has a 3.90 team ERA that ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Pirates average baseball’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.276).