Moneyline Favors Pittsburgh Pirates in MLB Battle with Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers pay a visit to Pittsburgh on Sunday, hoping to shut down the Pirates bats in baseball betting action at PNC Park.

Pittsburgh sends Francisco Liriano out against Taylor Jungmann for the Milwaukee Brewers in this game. Liriano is 10-7 with a 3.28 ERA on the season, while Jungmann is 9-6 on the year and has a 2.87 ERA.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Betting fans looking to pick the Pittsburgh Pirates in this matchup found them as -209 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 7.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark prediction models pick the Pirates to win this game 5.8-4.4. 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 bring a 85-56 record to the battle against the 62-80 Brewers. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Pittsburgh vs Milwaukee injuries news.

According to MLB Power Rankings here, it's the No. 14-ranked Pittsburgh Pirates and the No. 13-rated Milwaukee Brewers in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup

Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the Pittsburgh Pirates No. 12-ranked scoring average of 4.3 runs per game, against a Milwaukee Brewers offense rated No. 19 and scoring 4.13 runs per game. The Pirates have averaged 9.08 hits per game to date this season, more than the Brewers hitters have managed (8.62 per nine innings).

Milwaukee brings the No. 24-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Pirates's No. 4-ranked defense.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Milwaukee suffered a 10-2 loss against Pittsburgh on Saturday, as Zach Davies wasn't able to lead his team to victory at PNC Park.

Betting Trends
  • Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 12 games
  • Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
  • The total has gone OVER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 12 games on the road
  • Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
  • Pittsburgh is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Milwaukee home to St. Louis, Tuesday, September 15th
Pittsburgh home to Chicago, Tuesday, September 15th

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