Pirates Vs Reds: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 12, 2022

The Pittsburgh Pirates (13-17) and the Cincinnati Reds (7-24) square off in the first of a four-game series on Thursday at PNC Park, starting at 6:35 PM ET. The Pirates are coming off a 2-1 series win over the Dodgers, and the Reds enter the matchup after a 2-1 series win over the Brewers. Pittsburgh’s (-135 to win) JT Brubaker starts against Cincinnati’s (+114) Connor Overton.

The betting trends in the article below are based off odds valid as of May 12, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET.

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Pirates vs Reds Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Pirates Probable Starter JT Brubaker

• The Pirates are sending Brubaker (0-2) out to make his seventh start of the season. He is 0-2 with a 5.68 ERA and 30 strikeouts through 25 1/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out came on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds, when the right-hander tossed five innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up three hits.
• In six games this season, the 28-year-old has a 5.68 ERA and 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Brubaker is yet to notch a quality start so far this season.
• He will face off against a Reds squad that is batting .217 as a unit (28th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .350 (24th in MLB) with 25 total home runs (22nd in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 12, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Reds Probable Starter Connor Overton

• Overton heads to the mound for the Reds to make his third start of the season, seeking his first win.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, throwing five innings and giving up two earned runs.
• He has pitched in two games this season with an ERA of 2.53, a 3.5 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.031.
• The Pirates rank ninth in MLB with a .238 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 17th in the league (.371) and 25 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 12, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Betting Trends

• The Pirates have been favored on the moneyline five total times this season. They’ve gone 3-2 in those games.
• Pittsburgh has yet to play as a moneyline favorite of -135 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 57.4%.
• Pittsburgh has played in 30 games with over/under set, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 13 times (13-14-3).
• The Pirates have covered 53.3% of their games this season, going 16-14-0 ATS.

Reds Betting Trends

• The Reds have entered the game as underdogs 27 times this season and won six, or 22.2%, of those games.
• Cincinnati has a record of 5-17 in games where oddsmakers have them as underogs of at least +114 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Reds, based on the moneyline, is 46.7%.
• Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 21 of their 31 opportunities.
• The Reds have an ATS record of 11-20-0 in 31 games with a spread this season.

Pirates Players to Watch

• Ben Gamel has six doubles, a triple, two home runs and 12 walks while hitting .290.
• Among the qualifying hitters in MLB, Gamel ranks 31st in batting average, 26th in on-base percentage, and 54th in slugging.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes has a .410 on-base percentage while slugging .400. Both pace his team. He has eight doubles and 15 walks while batting .320.
• Hayes ranks 11th in batting average, eighth in on base percentage, and 77th in slugging in MLB play.
• Daniel Vogelbach is hitting .258 with four doubles, five home runs and 11 walks. He leads the Pirates with 23 hits.
• Bryan Reynolds has three doubles, a triple, four home runs and 14 walks while batting .229.

Pirates Batting Stats (2022)

Reds Players to Watch

• Brandon Drury leads Cincinnati in total hits (23) this season while batting .271 with 13 extra-base hits.
• Of all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Drury ranks 45th in batting average, 41st in on-base percentage and ninth in slugging percentage.
• Tommy Pham leads the Reds with an OPS of .777. He has a slash line of .248/.361/.416 this season.
• Among all qualifying players, Pham’s batting average puts him 82nd, his on-base percentage ranks 39th, and he is 71st in slugging.
• Tyler Stephenson has collected 19 base hits, an OBP of .397 and a slugging percentage of .559 this season.
• Colin Moran has four home runs, 20 RBI and a batting average of .215 this season.

Reds Batting Stats (2022)

Pirates vs Reds Player Props

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