- The Pittsburgh Pirates have -177 odds to beat the Cincinnati Reds.
- Odds are favoring the home run total to go over 7 with -120.
PITTSBURGH – On Thursday, a four game series between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates. To get things started, the Pirates are favored to come out with a win with a 1.5 runline swinging their way.
However, we’re looking at the homerun total on legal sports betting sites for this one, which is set low at just 7 runs, all considering both teams have been leaning that way in their recent games.
Cincinnati Reds Vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
- Moneyline: Reds (+145) vs. Pirates (-177)
- Runline: Pirates -1.5 (+130)
- Total: 7
Best Bet For Reds Vs. Pirates: Over 7 Runs
Both the Pirates and Reds each have reasoning behind them in why we’re leaning over on MLB betting sites here. Yes, we know both teams have been questionable in terms of hitting, but the scripts have flipped as of late.
Starting with the Pirates, they are dead last in the league in terms of home runs and total runs. But over the course of their previous two series. In those last six games, they’ve gone over the seven run mark in five of those games.
The Pirates were a part of the highest scoring game this season against he Colorado Rockies that finished 17-16 in a defeat for Pittsburgh. That game started off a five game stretch of going over seven runs to this point.
On the Reds side, they are a bit more respectable in terms of hitting as they are a top-15 team in OBP and a top-12 team with 521 total runs. Both of which help the case of the over in this game.
