Data Skrive:
The Pittsburgh Pirates (59-67) and Cincinnati Reds (62-65) meet Friday at PNC Park, starting at 6:40 p.m. ET on Apple TV+. The Pirates are -116 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Reds are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +153 odds. Pittsburgh’s Bailey Falter and Cincinnati’s Andrew Abbott have been named the starters for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $37.24
Pirates to win vs Reds -116
Pirates vs. Reds Betting Lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-116)
- Underdog: Reds (-103)
- Over/under: 8.5
Pirates vs. Reds Betting Insights
- The Pirates have been victorious in 25, or 55.6%, of the 45 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Pittsburgh has a record of 22-17 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -116 or more on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 53.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Reds have compiled a 30-36 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 45.5% of those games).
- Cincinnati has gone 25-32 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -103 or longer (43.9%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Reds have an implied win probability of 50.7%.
Pirates vs. Reds Hitting Leaders
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 19, runs batted in with 69 and his batting average of .280 is also best on his team.
- Of all hitters in MLB, Reynolds’ home run total ranks him 48th and his RBI tally places him 35th.
- Oneil Cruz is batting .262 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .468 this season.
- Elly De La Cruz has racked up a team-best batting average of .262, and leads the Reds in home runs (22).
- In all of MLB, De La Cruz is 24th in homers and 71st in RBI.
- Spencer Steer has collected 79 runs batted in to lead his team.
Pirates vs. Reds Pitching Rankings
- The Pirates average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.93 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.280 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Reds pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB.
- Cincinnati has a 4.03 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Reds have the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.254).