Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends, Odds, Prediction | May 20 | MLB

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Reds vs Pirates Betting Odds

Here are the Reds vs Pirates Betting Odds:

TEAM SPREAD MONEYLINE TOTAL
Cincinnati -1.5 -143 8 O
Pittsburgh +1.5 +133 8 U

Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends

Here are the Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends for both teams, but first, the head-to-head stats:

Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends: Head-to-Head

Date Team Opp Close Result RL/OU
May 19, 2025 Pirates Reds -102 / 8 Lost 1-7 Lost / Push
Apr 13, 2025 Pirates @Reds +154 / 7.5 Lost 0-4 Lost / Under
Apr 12, 2025 Pirates @Reds +101 / 8.5 Lost 2-5 Lost / Under
Apr 11, 2025 Pirates @Reds +142 / 8 Lost 3-5 Lost / Push
Sep 22, 2024 Pirates @Reds -108 / 8 Won 2-0 Won / Under
Sep 21, 2024 Pirates @Reds +105 / 9 Lost 1-7 Lost / Under
Sep 20, 2024 Pirates @Reds +109 / 9 Lost 3-8 Lost / Over
Aug 25, 2024 Pirates Reds -101 / 9 Won 4-3 Won / Under
Aug 24, 2024 Pirates Reds +104 / 8.5 Lost 2-10 Lost / Over
Aug 23, 2024 Pirates Reds -108 / 8.5 Won 6-5 Won / Over

Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends: Cincinnati

Now, we have the Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends for the Cincinnati:

  • In eight of Cincinnati’s most recent eight games, the total has been underrated.
  • In its last five games, Cincinnati has a perfect 5-0 record against the spread.
  • Cincinnati has a winning record of 6-1 against Pittsburgh in its last seven games.
  • Eight of Cincinnati’s last ten games played away from home have resulted in the total going UNDER.
  • When playing on the road versus Pittsburgh, Cincinnati has a record of 5-13 in terms of point spreads in its last 18 games.
  • During the last five games that Cincinnati has played against a National League opponent, the total has been UNDER in four of those games.
  • Within the last eight games that Cincinnati has played against opponents from the National League Central Division, the team has a winning percentage of 6-2.

Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends: Pittsburgh

Now, we have the Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends for the Pittsburgh:

  • This is the fifth time in Pittsburgh’s last six games that the total has been UNDER.
  • In its last seven games, Pittsburgh has a record of 1-6 against the spread.
  • When Pittsburgh has played Cincinnati in the past six games, the total has been UNDER in five of those games.
  • Six of Pittsburgh’s most recent six games played at home have resulted in the total going UNDER.
  • In the last 18 games that Pittsburgh has played at home against Cincinnati, the team has a winning percentage of 13-5.
  • In ten of Pittsburgh’s last twelve games against a National League opponent, the total has been higher than the total.
  • Over the course of its most recent five games against teams from the National League Central Division, Pittsburgh has a losing record of 0-5 on the road.

Reds vs Pirates Betting Prediction

Now we have the Reds vs Pirates Betting Prediction for both teams.

Reds vs Pirates Betting Prediction: Cincinnati

Here is the Reds vs Pirates Betting Prediction for the Cincinnati:

At the moment, Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of.395 and has struck out 434 times. Additionally, they have walked 169 times. They have made 391 base hits and 212 runs batted in so far this season, and their batting average is currently at.243. Over the course of their season, the Reds have hit 53 balls out of the park and have amassed 80 doubles as a team. In addition to having an on-base percentage of.320 as a club, they have scored a total of 220 runs. As a group, the Cincinnati Reds are averaging 4.6 runs per game, which places them in eleventh place in the league.

The pitching staff now has a WHIP of 1.17, and they have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.75 against the opposition. The pitchers for the Reds have allowed 55 home runs in addition to 190 runs in total, which places them thirteenth in the league. The Cincinnati Reds have allowed 354 base knocks, which is equivalent to 7.5 per nine innings, in addition to 170 earned runs. The Reds have a team earned run average of 3.58 so far this season, which places them tenth in the Major League Baseball. Additionally, their pitching staff has struck out 399 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 145 batters against them this season, and their batting average per inning (FIP) is 4.03 as a unit.

In addition to having 45 appearances in high leverage situations, the bullpen relievers for the Reds have entered the game 34 times with opponents already on base. At this point in the season, the relief pitchers have a total of 38 holds, which places them in first place in the league. The relief pitchers for the Reds have gone on the mound in sixty different save situations and have earned a save percentage of seventy percent. During the course of the year, they have made a total of 14 saves, but they have failed to make any of the 20 save opportunities they have had. During the course of the season, the bullpen pitchers have been responsible for inherited 52 base runners, and 30.8% of those players have reached home plate. From the beginning of the season until now, the Reds have sent 163 bullpen pitchers out to the mound.

After playing 3,843 innings, the Reds have a 72.9% success rate in turning balls hit into play into outs, which has earned them the top spot in the baseball rankings. During the current season, the Chicago White Sox have accumulated 1,281 putouts, in addition to 362 assists and 24 mistakes respectively. Currently, their fielding percentage is.986, which places them in 19th place in the entire baseball league. Additionally, they have recorded 22 double plays.

Martinez, who has a career record of 39-49, has a 4.01 earned run average throughout his career and has faced 3,512 batters in the major leagues. In addition to that, he has given up 258 free passes and has allowed 826 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings). With 373 earned runs allowed, his earned run average is 4.07, and his lifetime WHIP is 1.313. Over the course of his career in Major League Baseball, Martinez has thrown for 825 innings and has piled up 594 strikeouts.

Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends: Cincinnati Stats & Insights

  • This season, the Reds have entered the game as favorites 24 times, and they have won 13 of those games, which is equivalent to 54.2% of the total.
  • When bettors have favored Cincinnati by -147 or more, the team has a record of 6-4, which is equivalent to a win rate of sixty percent.
  • Based on the implied probability of the moneyline, the Reds have a 59.5% chance of winning this game which is a significant advantage.
  • Only 18 of Cincinnati’s 49 opportunities have resulted in the team’s games going over the total.
  • The Reds have a record of 27-22-0 against the spread in forty-nine games played this season.
  • Martinez will be starting for the Reds, marking his tenth start of the season. He has a record of 2-4 with a 3.66 earned run average and 40 strikeouts in 51 and a half innings pitched.
  • When the right-handed pitcher faced the Chicago White Sox in his most recent game, which took place on Thursday, he pitched seven innings without allowing any runs to score while only allowing two hits.
  • This season, the 34-year-old pitcher has pitched nine games and has a 3.66 earned run average (ERA), with 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. His opponents have a batting average of.251 while coming up against him.
  • Martinez is hoping to get off to a strong start for the fifth time in a row in this particular matchup.
  • Martinez will attempt to extend his current string of six games in which he has pitched five innings or more (he is currently doing it at an average of 5.7 innings per appearance).
  • During the course of this season, he has only had one game in which he has allowed his opponents to score zero earned runs.
  • He is going to take the mound against a Pirates offense that is currently batting.216 as a unit, which is the 29th best in Major League Baseball.
  • Additionally, it has a combined batting average of.320, which ranks thirty-first in Major League Baseball, and it has a total of thirty-three home runs, which ranks thirty-ninth in the league.
  • Among the qualifying pitchers who have been participating in Major League Baseball action this season, the 34-year-old ranks 47th in ERA (3.66), 35th in WHIP (1.161), and 58th in K/9 (7.0).
  • With 53 home runs, the Reds bring their total to 11th place in Major League Baseball.
  • This year, Cincinnati’s offense has a slugging percentage of.397, which places them thirteenth in the Major League Baseball.
  • The Reds have a team batting average of.245, which places them sixteenth in the Major League Baseball.
  • This season, Cincinnati has scored a total of 227 runs, placing them seventh among the major league teams with the highest scoring averages.
  • At this point in the Major League Baseball season, the Reds had the 12th-best on-base percentage (.321).
  • At the plate, Cincinnati is one of the teams with the least amount of discipline this season, ranking 28th with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.

Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends: Cincinnati Last 10 Games

Date Opponent Score Spread Total Moneyline
5/19/25
@PIT
W 7-1
W-1.5
P8
W-118
5/18/25
CLE
W 3-1
W-1.5
U9
W-142
5/17/25
CLE
W 4-1
W+1.5
U10
W+108
5/16/25
CLE
W 5-4
W+1.5
P9
W-112
5/15/25
CWS
W 7-1
W-1.5
U9.5
W-230
5/14/25
CWS
L 4-2
L-1.5
U9
L-225
5/13/25
CWS
L 5-1
L-1.5
U9
L-205
5/11/25
@HOU
L 6-0
L+1.5
U8.5
L+130
5/10/25
@HOU
W 13-9
W+1.5
O8
W+110
5/09/25
@HOU
L 3-0
L+1.5
U7.5
L+164

Reds vs Pirates Betting Prediction: Pittsburgh

Here is the Reds vs Pirates Betting Prediction for the Pittsburgh:

During the course of the season, Pittsburgh has accumulated 138 runs batted in in addition to 33 long balls they have hit. At the same time that they have accumulated 141 runs and 49 doubles, they have also been able to get a free base 164 times. At this point in the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a batting average of.217 and an on-base percentage of.297 as a team. The Pirates have a team slugging percentage of.322, and they score three runs a game, which places them thirty-first in the league of baseball. They have recorded 337 base hits and have struck out 414 times, which is the fifth most in the Major League Baseball.

Over the course of the season, the Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.271 and a FIP of 3.91. Additionally, the Pirates have a club FIP of 3.91. Among the pitching staffs in baseball, they rank seventeenth in terms of the overall number of hits they have allowed, with 376. It has been 203 runs that the Pittsburgh pitching staff has allowed to score so far this season, and they have a 4.08 earned run average (189 earned runs that they have allowed to score). They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.40 over the course of their career (344 strikeouts compared to 154 bases on balls). In addition to allowing 39 home runs, they have allowed 4.38 runs per nine innings, which places them seventeenth in the league.

There have been 17 save opportunities for Pittsburgh’s relief pitchers, and they have walked away with 8 saves. Pittsburgh has utilized these pitchers. In the current standings, they hold the 29th spot in the league with a save percentage of 47.1%. During the course of the season, they have utilized 155 relief pitchers to take the field. On 49 occasions, their bullpen relievers have entered the game in high leverage situations, and on 47 occasions, they have entered the game with runners on base. Relievers from Pittsburgh have an inherited score percentage of 38.7%, which is based on 75 base runners that they have inherited. The Pirates have accumulated 24 holds and 9 blown saves after going through 42 different save scenarios.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a fielding percentage of.983, which places them in 23rd place in the major leagues, and they have gotten 42 double plays. In the course of the season, the Pirates have accumulated a total of 1,251 putouts, 417 assists, and 28 errors across the board. In the 3,753 innings that they have played, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 70.5%, which places them 12th in all of baseball.

Over the course of his career, Falter has pitched 387 innings, during which he has allowed 390 base hits while also recording 299 strikeouts. With a WHIP of 1.281 and a FIP of 4.5, he has allowed 196 earned runs while also being the owner of a 4.5 runs per innings. The ratio of his strikeouts to walks is 2.82, and he has faced 1,614 batters in his career in the Major League Baseball. For his career, Falter has a record of 20-26, with an earned run average of 4.56 and a hit-per-nine ratio of 9.1 hits.

Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends: Pittsburgh Stats & Insights

  • After being considered the underdog in each of the 32 games that they have played so far this season, the Pirates have managed to pull off ten victories.
  • During the course of this season, Pittsburgh has won seven out of twenty-three games where the moneyline odds were at least 123 or worse.
  • Based on the moneyline that has been established for this encounter, it can be deduced that the Pirates have a probability of winning the competition that is equal to 44.8%.
  • Since the beginning of the season, Pittsburgh and its opponents have exceeded the total in 18 of the 48 opportunities they have had.
  • Over the course of this season, the Pirates have played 48 games with a line, and they have a record of 18-30-0 against the spread.
  • The Pirates get their tenth start of the season from Falter, who is starting for them. His record is 2-3, with a 4.02 earned run average and 34 strikeouts in 47 and a half innings pitched.
  • During his most recent outing, which took place on Wednesday, the left-handed pitcher defeated the New York Mets by pitching three and two-thirds innings without allowing any runs to score.
  • With nine games played thus far this season, the 28-year-old pitcher has a 4.02 earned run average and 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. The batting average of his opponents is.234 against him.
  • With four strong starts under his belt so far this season, Falter is ready to take on the challenge.
  • This is the fifth time this season that Falter has tossed five innings or more, and he is going into this game with that record.
  • His goal is to become the third pitcher in a row to make an appearance without allowing any earned runs.
  • He will be going up against a Reds attack that has a total of 403 hits and a batting average of.245 and ranks tenth in the league.
  • Additionally, the squad has a combined batting average of.397, which ranks thirteenth in the league, and a total of fifty-three home runs, which ranks eleventh in Major League Baseball competition.
  • This season, Falter has pitched five innings against the Reds, and he has a 5.40 earned run average (ERA) and a 1.6 earned run average (WHIP). Meanwhile, his opponents have a batting average of.188.
  • At 33 home runs, the Pirates are the second-worst team in Major League Baseball play.
  • Pittsburgh has the lowest slugging percentage in the big leagues thus far this season, with a.320 batting average.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates have a batting average of.216, which places them 29th in the major leagues.
  • Within the sport of baseball, Pittsburgh’s offense ranks thirty-first, scoring three runs per game for a total of 142 runs scored.
  • With a.296 on-base percentage, the Pirates have the fifth-worst on-base percentage in all of baseball.

Reds vs Pirates Betting Trends: Pittsburgh Last 10 Games

Date Opponent Score Spread Total Moneyline
5/19/25
CIN
L 7-1
L+1.5
P8
LEVEN
5/18/25
@PHI
L 1-0
L-1.5
U8
L-102
5/17/25
@PHI
L 5-2
L+1.5
U8.5
L+240
5/16/25
@PHI
L 8-4
L+1.5
O9
L+184
5/14/25
@NYM
W 4-0
W+1.5
U8
W+250
5/13/25
@NYM
L 2-1
W+1.5
U7.5
L+196
5/12/25
@NYM
L 4-3
W+1.5
U7.5
L+118
5/11/25
ATL
W 4-3
W+1.5
U8
W+188
5/10/25
ATL
L 3-2
W+1.5
U8.5
L+114
5/09/25
ATL
W 3-2
W+1.5
U8.5
W+126

 

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