Reds vs Pirates Odds, Picks, & Predictions Today

Pittsburgh Pirates host Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park on Thursday evening. The game is the first of a four-game series. Pittsburgh has the slightly superior roster. Cincinnati is a good bet at a close to a pick'em price on the road.

The Pirates are -130 favorites with the Over/Under at 8. Pittsburgh is expected to shift their line to -135 to +140 at the time of this writing.

Reds vs Pirates is a game on 5/12/2022 at 11:40 a.m. ET.

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Connor Overton has made two starts this season and has a 2.53 ERA. He made his big-league debut last year and pitched a total of 15 1-3 innings for Toronto and Pittsburgh.

JT Brubaker has struggled this season but is coming off his best performance, holding these same Reds to three hits while fanning nine batters in five innings last Saturday. Brubs made 24 starts for the Buccos last year, posting a 5.36 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 124 1-3 innings.

Reds are playing against Pirates.

Reds are without Jonathan India, Donovan Solano, Nick Senzel, Joey Votto, Jake Marisnick and Joey Scolari. Pirates are missing Jake Mancini.

The Over is 13-2-1 in the Reds' last 16 games overall.

Reds vs Pirates is a game with a lot of betting going on.

The Pirates are 4-3 in their last 7 games and they just won two of three games against the Dodgers. The Reds are fresh off a 14-11 victory against NL Central-leading Brewers last night and are now 4.2 in last 6 games. They beat the Pirates 9-2 on Saturday. Pittsburgh's J.T. Brubaker and Cincinnati's Connor Overton are both starting today. Neither of them is likely to make it past the sixth inning. Cincinnati has been dreadful on the road this season, going 2-15 with an OPS of just .543 away from Great American Ball Park.

The Pirates and Reds are playing each other today. The Pirates have won 15 of the last 21 games. Both teams have good offenses. The Reds and Pirates are second and third in the majors in OPS.

The Pirates have won 24-10 in their last 34 home games against Cincinnati. The Pirates are the worst team in the majors.

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