Baseball bettors look for value at Miller Park on Friday as host Milwaukee battles the Pittsburgh Pirates in baseball odds action.

The Brewers will rely on Zack Greinke to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while James McDonald will be his counterpart for the Pirates. Zack Greinke is 9-3 this season, and James McDonald is 9-3.



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Betting Line:
The Pirates were listed as +-150 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 7.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Brewers, most recently No. 10 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Pirates, who rate a National League No. 11 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Pirates rank No. 14 in the National League at 8.1 hits per game. That compares with Milwaukee’s No. 9 ranking in that category.

Milwaukee owns the National League's No. 14 defense, allowing 4.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Pittsburgh's National League No. 2-rated defense.

In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 13-2 Sportsbook at home against the Giants. Bettors on Pittsburgh at -129 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (15) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Pittsburgh ran up the score in their last game on Sunday, jumping to a lead and resulting in a 13-2 victory against San Francisco.

In their last action, Milwaukee was a 5-3 Sportsbook on the road against the Astros. Bettors on Milwaukee at -173 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Milwaukee won a close affair on Sunday in their last outing, defeating Houston 5-3 in extra innings at Minute Maid Park.


Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few Pirates at Brewers trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 11 games at home


Next up:
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, Saturday, July 14