Brewers vs. Pirates Prediction
Will yet another under cash between the Brewers and Pirates when the NL Central rivals meet again at 7:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Pirates are -155 money line favorites versus the Brewers, who have odds of +140 to pull off the upset tonight in Pittsburgh. With Matt Garza set to face Gerrit Cole in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8 runs.
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BREWERS KEY TRENDS: The Brewers have won five of their last seven games versus National League Central rivals despite losing last night, 4-0. The Brewers are also 10-4 in Garza’s last 14 starts, but are 4-11 in his last 15 road outings. They’re just 3-9 in his last 12 road starts versus a team with a losing record, too.
PIRATES KEY TRENDS: The Pirates are 2-9 in Cole’s last 11 starts, are 1-4 in his last five home outings, and are 1-5 in his last six starts against the rest of the National League Central. Despite beating Milwaukee 4-0 last night, Pittsburgh is also just 3-8 in its last 11 games versus National League Central opponents and is 2-5 in its last seven games coming off a win.
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OUR PREDICTION: The under is 3-0-1 in the last four meetings between these two teams, is 3-1-2 in Cole’s last six outings versus the Brewers, and is 4-0-2 in Garza’s last six starts against the Pirates. The under is also 4-0 in Cole’s last four starts overall and is 7-2-2 in Garza’s last 11 outings versus the rest of the National League Central.
SATURDAY MLB PREDICTION: BREWERS/PIRATES UNDER 8