Baseball bettors look for value at PNC Park on Thursday as host Pittsburgh battles the Milwaukee Brewers in baseball odds action.

Pittsburgh sends Paul Maholm out against Randy Wolf for the Brewers in this game. Maholm is 0-1 with a 2.19 ERA on the season, while Wolf is 0-2 on the year and has a 7.20 ERA.



View Milwaukee vs Pittsburgh Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Brewers listed as favorites of 105 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8.5, depending on the book.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Pittsburgh has the National League's No. 15-rated offensive output, at 7.8 hits per game. The Brewers average 8.1 hits per game, good for No. 12 on the National League list.

Comparing defensive stats, Milwaukee owns the National League's No. 14-rated road mark, allowing 5.8 runs per game on the highway. Pittsburgh, on the other hand, rates No. 14 in scoring at home.

The Brewers were a 6-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Pirates. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Milwaukee at -120 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Brewers didn’t allow a single run in their last start, as their staff shut out Pittsburgh 6-0 on Wednesday at PNC Park.




Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Cincinnati are 3-7
After playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

A few Brewers at Pirates trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Milwaukee is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Milwaukee


Next up:
Milwaukee at Washington, Friday, April 15
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Friday, April 15