The Pittsburgh Pirates (48-48) roll into Friday’s matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies (62-34) looking to extend a four-game winning streak. The contest starts at 6:40 PM ET on SportsNet PT with the Phillies listed as -137 favorites on the moneyline to stop the Pirates’ streak. Pittsburgh has not named a starter for this contest, while Philadelphia is expected to send Aaron Nola to the mound.
Take a look at our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $34.60
Phillies to win vs Pirates -137
Phillies vs. Pirates Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-137)
- Underdog: Pirates (+116)
Phillies vs. Pirates Betting Insights
- The Phillies have been chosen as favorites in 79 games this year and have walked away with the win 53 times (67.1%) in those games.
- This season Philadelphia has been victorious 45 times in 66 chances when named as a favorite of at least -137 on the moneyline.
- The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 57.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Pirates have won 26 of the 55 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (47.3%).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +116 or longer, Pittsburgh has a 14-16 record (winning 46.7% of its games).
- The Pirates have a 46.3% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Phillies vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders
- Bryce Harper leads Philadelphia in homers with 21 while also maintaining a team-best .301 batting average.
- Including all hitters in baseball, Harper is 11th in homers and 17th in RBI.
- Alec Bohm is a key run producer for Philadelphia with a .295 average, 11 homers and 70 RBI.
- Bryan Reynolds paces the Pirates in home runs (18), runs batted in (61) and has a team-high batting average of .284.
- Reynolds’ home run total ranks 20th in the big leagues, and he is 17th in RBI.
- Connor Joe has 16 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 29 walks while hitting .242.
Phillies vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Phillies have pitched to a 3.42 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- The Phillies have a combined WHIP of just 1.154 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB.
- Pittsburgh has a 3.86 team ERA that ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the 19th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.278).