Brewers Vs Pirates: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 9, 2022

The Milwaukee Brewers (48-37) and Pittsburgh Pirates (33-50) square off on Saturday at American Family Field, starting at 4:10 PM ET. Brandon Woodruff takes the mound first for Milwaukee (-281 to win), and Zach Thompson is Pittsburgh’s (+231) pick to start.

The insights in what follows reference odds valid as of July 9, 2022 at 3:34 PM ET.

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Brewers vs Pirates Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Brewers Probable Starter Brandon Woodruff

• Woodruff gets the start for the Brewers, his 12th of the season. He is 7-3 with a 3.95 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 54 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty’s most recent time out was on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing six hits.
• In 11 games this season, the 29-year-old has amassed a 3.95 ERA and 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .233 to his opponents.
• Woodruff has registered three quality starts this year.
• The opposing Pirates offense has a collective .219 batting average, and is 29th in the league with 600 total hits and 28th in MLB action with 303 runs scored. It has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.367) and ranks 15th in home runs (89) in all of MLB.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 9, 2022 at 3:34 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Woodruff

Pirates Probable Starter Zach Thompson

• Thompson (3-6) will take the mound for the Pirates, his 14th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in 4 2/3 innings pitched against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 4.42, a 1.792 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.390 in 14 games this season.
• He has earned a quality start one time in 13 starts this season.
• The Brewers are batting .235 this season, 23rd in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .412 (ninth in the league) with 117 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 9, 2022 at 3:34 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Brewers Stats vs Thompson

Brewers Betting Trends

• The Brewers have been the moneyline favorite 67 total times this season. They’ve gone 39-28 in those games.
• Milwaukee has played as a moneyline favorite of -281 or shorter in only two games this season, which they split 1-1.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Brewers a 73.8% chance to win.
• Milwaukee has had an over/under set by bookmakers 85 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 42 of those games (42-39-4).
• The Brewers have gone 39-46-0 ATS this season.

Pirates Betting Trends

• This season, the Pirates have won 25 out of the 68 games, or 36.8%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Pittsburgh has entered three games this season as the underdog by +231 or more and is 2-1 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 30.2%.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 34 of their 84 games with a total this season.
• The Pirates have an ATS record of 41-43-0 in 84 games with a spread this season.

Brewers Players to Watch

• Rowdy Tellez has collected 65 hits, a team-high for the Brewers, on the way to hitting .234 with 17 doubles, 17 home runs and 28 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters in baseball, Tellez ranks 116th in batting average, 102nd in on-base percentage, and 36th in slugging.
• Christian Yelich’s .343 on-base percentage and .379 slugging percentage both pace his team, and he has 11 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 43 walks while hitting .248.
• Among qualified hitters, Yelich’s batting average ranks 83rd, his on-base percentage ranks 52nd, and he is 120th in the league in slugging.
• Willy Adames has 12 doubles, 17 home runs and 24 walks while hitting .208.
• Andrew McCutchen has 12 doubles, seven home runs and 25 walks while hitting .254.

Brewers Batting Stats (2022)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in OBP (.342), slugging percentage (.470) and total hits (79) this season.
• Among all qualified hitters, Reynolds is 64th in batting average, his on-base percentage is 55th, and he is 39th in slugging percentage.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes has collected 71 hits this season to earn an on-base percentage of .322.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Hayes’ batting average places him 85th, his on-base percentage ranks 86th, and he is 138th in slugging.
• Daniel Vogelbach has collected 52 base hits, an OBP of .343 and a slugging percentage of .453 this season.
• Jack Suwinski has 13 home runs, 24 RBI and a batting average of .208 this season.

Pirates Batting Stats (2022)

Brewers vs Pirates Player Props

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