Pirates vs. Reds Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 25, 2024

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Pirates vs. Reds Betting Odds, Probable Starters 8/25/2024

Data Skrive:

The Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the Cincinnati Reds (62-67) on Sunday. The game begins at 1:35 p.m. ET on SportsNet PT, with the Pirates listed as -115 favorites on the moneyline. Pittsburgh’s Luis Ortiz gets the start, and he’ll go against Cincinnati’s Carson Spiers.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Betting Odds

Pirates to win vs Reds -115

Bet $20, Payout $37.39

Pirates vs. Reds Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Pirates (-115)
  • Underdog: Reds (-104)
  • Over/under: 9

Pirates vs. Reds Betting Insights

  • The Pirates have been victorious in 27, or 57.4%, of the 47 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
  • Pittsburgh has a record of 24-18 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -115 or more on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 53.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • The Reds have won 44.1% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (30-38).
  • Cincinnati is 25-34 (winning 42.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Reds a 51% chance to win.

Pirates vs. Reds Hitting Leaders

  • Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.282), home runs (19) and runs batted in (70) this season.
  • Among all MLB batters, Reynolds is 23rd in batting average, 28th in on-base percentage, and 40th in slugging.
  • Oneil Cruz has collected 113 hits this season and has an OBP of .323. He’s slugging .467 on the year.
  • Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds with 22 home runs while accumulating a team-high batting average of .260.
  • In all of MLB, De La Cruz is 26th in home runs and 76th in RBI.
  • Spencer Steer has been productive as he paces his team with 79 runs batted in.

Pirates vs. Reds Pitching Rankings

  • The Pirates average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
  • The Pirates have pitched to a 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
  • The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.277 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
  • The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Reds pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
  • Cincinnati has a 4.07 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Reds combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.254).