The Pittsburgh Pirates get a visit from the Milwaukee Brewers in MLB baseball betting action on Tuesday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.
Pittsburgh hands the ball to starter Francisco Liriano in this one and he'll try to improve on his 3-4 mark on the year. Milwaukee counters with Taylor Jungmann, who will try to quiet the fans and the Pirates bats at the same time.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Pittsburgh Pirates as -205 favorites on the moneyline for this contest. The over under was hovering near 7.5 for betting fans hoping to turn a profit on totals at Sportsbook.
Odds Shark computer prediction formulas pick a 5.5-3.7 win for the Pirates on Tuesday. Odds Shark score prediction models pick a 5.5-3.7 result in favor of the Pirates today. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Pittsburgh Pirates sport a record of 31-26 heading into this matchup, while the Milwaukee Brewers sit at 21-37 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Pittsburgh vs Milwaukee injuries news.
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Pittsburgh Pirates rated this week at No. 2 and the Milwaukee Brewers sitting at No. 28.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the Pittsburgh Pirates No. 12-ranked scoring average of 4.23 runs per game, against a Milwaukee Brewers offense rated No. 27 and scoring 3.69 runs per game. The Pirates have averaged 8.75 hits per game to date this season, more than the Brewers hitters have managed (7.88 per nine innings).
Pittsburgh owns the No. 3 defense, allowing 4.23 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Milwaukee's No. 29-rated defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Milwaukee threw a shutout at Pittsburgh in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Jimmy Nelson to defeat Pittsburgh 2-0 on Monday.
- Milwaukee is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games on the road
- Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
- Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
- Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Next Betting Matchups
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, Wednesday, June 10th
