The Pittsburgh Pirates (9-21) and Milwaukee Brewers (15-17) meet in a Sunday matinee at 2:10 p.m. ET at Miller Park. We analyze the Pirates-Brewers betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.
Pirates at Brewers: Projected starting pitchers
LHP Steven Brault vs. RHP Brandon Woodruff
Brault owns a 4.80 ERA through 15 innings.
- The Pirates port-sider has struggled mightily in past meetings against Milwaukee with 13 walks against 14 strikeouts while allowing an .852 OPS
- Had a road ERA of 5.16 in 2019.
Woodruff has been terrific through seven starts. The 27-year-old righty has whiffed 41 batters in 36 2/3 innings pitched, logging a 3.19 ERA along the way.
- Woodruff fanned eight against just one walk in his last outing. He owns a would-be career-best 12.9% swinging-strike rate on the season.
- The Brewers hurler has been tough on the Pirates in the past with a .574 OPS allowed, .119 ISO allowed and 6-to-1 SO-to-BB ratio.
- Woodruff has filed a fine 3.16 ERA over his last 102 2/3 IP at Miller Park.
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Pirates at Brewers: Key injuries
Get the latest injury news here.
Pirates
- 3B Colin Moran (concussion) out
Brewers
- RP Corey Knebel (hamstring) out
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Pirates at Brewers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 9:50 a.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML)
The market has beaten the Milwaukee side into submission. So, PASS ON BREWERS -250, but still LAY OFF PIRATES +225.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Milwaukee batters have filed a robust .251/.349/.453 slash line against southpaws this season. Pittsburgh has languished with a low-contact .614 OPS against right-handers. The Pirates’ .577 road OPS ranks last in MLB, and in general Pittsburgh has become a club to fade or pass upon in just about any scenario.
The Brew Crew have scored 16 runs over the first two games of this series and their price on the multi-run victory — BREWERS -1.5 (-121) — is worth taking.
Over/Under (O/U)
The best value on the board for this matchup is OVER 8.5 (-110). The high side is 19-6-3 over Milwaukee’s last 28 games against a sub-.400 foe, 5-1 in the Brewers’ last six games vs. left-handed starters and 6-2-1 in Pittsburgh’s last nine road tilts.
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