Pirates vs. Brewers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – April 22, 2024

The Milwaukee Brewers (13-6) roll into Monday’s matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates (11-10) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 6:40 PM ET on BSWI with the Pirates listed as -130 favorites on the moneyline to stop the Brewers’ streak. Jared Jones starts for Pittsburgh while Joe Ross is Milwaukee’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Pirates vs. Brewers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-130)
• Underdog: Brewers (+110)
• Over/under: 8

Pirates vs. Brewers Betting Insights

• The Pirates have been favorites in six games this season and have come away with the win two times (33.3%) in those contests.
• Pittsburgh has played as a favorite of -130 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 56.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Brewers have won 63.6% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (7-4).
• Milwaukee has a 6-1 record (winning 85.7% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +110 or longer.
• The Brewers have an implied moneyline win probability of 47.6% in this contest.

Pirates vs. Brewers Hitting Leaders

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 13 while batting .277.
• Among all batters in Major League Baseball, Reynolds’ home run total places him 101st and his RBI tally ranks him 36th.
• Connor Joe’s batting average of .288 leads all Pittsburgh hitters this season.
• William Contreras leads the Brewers in runs batted in (20) and has put up a team-high batting average of .372.
• Among all batters in the majors, Contreras’ home run total puts him 31st, and his RBI total ranks fifth.
• Brice Turang is batting .323 with five doubles, two home runs and six walks.

Pirates vs. Brewers Pitching Rankings

• The Pirates have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
• The Pirates have pitched to a 4.09 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of just 1.211 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
• The Brewers pitching staff ranks 21st in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Milwaukee has the ninth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.71).
• The Brewers have the ninth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.235).