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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds will meet on the field at Great American Ball Park on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
JT Brubaker will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Right hander Brubaker is 4-10 this season with a 4.49 ERA.
Brubaker's opponent in this one will be Wade Miley. The Reds left hander has a 2.92 ERA to go along with a 8-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Reds as -217-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
Last time out for Cincinnati, they were a 7-4 winner as they battled the Pirates on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Reds at -250 were rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Pirates were a 7-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Reds. That made winners of bettors who got Cincinnati at -250 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 41-68 SU
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games on the road
Cincinnati:
Team record: 58-51 SU
Cincinnati is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Saturday, August 7