Reds Vs Pirates: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 7, 2022

The Cincinnati Reds (28-53) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-48) in NL Central play on Thursday at 2:10 PM ET. Cincinnati’s (-112 to win) Mike Minor and Pittsburgh’s (-107) Roansy Contreras pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

The betting facts in what follows are based off odds valid as of July 7, 2022 at 1:38 PM ET.

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Reds vs Pirates Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Reds Probable Starter Mike Minor

• Minor (1-5) takes the mound for the Reds in his seventh start of the season. He has a 6.82 ERA in 31 2/3 innings pitched, with 24 strikeouts.
• In his most recent appearance on Friday, the left-hander threw 6 2/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up two earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 34-year-old has put up an ERA of 6.82, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in six games this season. Opponents are hitting .285 against him.
• Minor is looking to secure his second quality start of the season in this matchup.
• The opposing Pirates offense has a collective .220 batting average, and is 29th in the league with 582 total hits and 28th in MLB play with 295 runs scored. It has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.370) and ranks 15th in home runs (87) in all of MLB.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 7, 2022 at 1:38 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Minor

Pirates Probable Starter Roansy Contreras

• Contreras (2-2) will take the mound for the Pirates, his ninth start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up seven earned runs in 1 1/3 innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
• The 22-year-old has an ERA of 4.09, a 2.048 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.455 in 11 games this season.
• Contreras has not earned a quality start in eight starts this season.
• The Reds rank 19th in MLB with 343 runs scored this season. They have a .238 batting average this campaign with 74 home runs (23rd in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 7, 2022 at 1:38 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Reds Stats vs Contreras

Reds Betting Trends

• The Reds have a 5-11 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 31.2% of those games).
• Cincinnati is 5-11 (winning only 31.2% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -112 or shorter.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Reds’ implied win probability is 52.8%.
• Cincinnati has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 45 times this season for a 45-35-1 record against the over/under.
• The Reds are 35-46-0 against the spread this season.

Pirates Betting Trends

• The Pirates have entered the game as underdogs 65 times this season and won 24, or 36.9%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 24-41 in games where oddsmakers have them as underogs of at least -107 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 51.7% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
• So far this season, Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 34 of their 81 games with a total.
• In 81 games with a spread this season, the Pirates are 39-42-0 ATS.

Reds Players to Watch

• Brandon Drury has accumulated 72 hits with a .524 slugging percentage, both team-best numbers for the Reds. He’s hitting .270 with 15 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 21 walks.
• Among the qualified batters, Drury ranks 48th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 73rd and he is 17th in slugging.
• Tommy Pham is batting .248 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 36 walks.
• Among qualifying batters, Pham’s batting average ranks 85th, his on-base percentage ranks 62nd, and he is 87th in the league in slugging.
• Kyle Farmer has put up an on-base percentage of .349, a team-best for the Reds. He is hitting .283 with 17 doubles, five home runs and 18 walks.
• Joey Votto is hitting .210 with 15 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 33 walks.

Reds Batting Stats (2022)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh with 76 hits and an OBP of .333, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .469.
• Of all the qualifying hitters in the majors, Reynolds is 68th in batting average, 68th in on-base percentage and 41st in slugging percentage.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .252 with a .353 slugging percentage and 25 RBI this year.
• Among all qualified players, Hayes is 77th in batting average, 78th in on-base percentage and 139th in slugging percentage.
• Daniel Vogelbach is batting .232 with a .440 slugging percentage and 27 RBI this year.
• Jack Suwinski has been key for Pittsburgh with 43 hits, an OBP of .303 plus a slugging percentage of .462.

Pirates Batting Stats (2022)

Reds vs Pirates Player Props

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