The Pittsburgh Pirates (49-66) and the Cincinnati Reds (60-55) play on Friday at PNC Park, beginning at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored on the moneyline (-121), while the Reds are +101 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +164 odds. Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller starts against Cincinnati’s Chase Burns.

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Pirates vs. Reds betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-121)
• Underdog: Reds (+101)
• Over/under: 8

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have gone 15-18 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 45.5% of those games).
• Pittsburgh has gone 12-14 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter (46.2% winning percentage).
• The Pirates have a 54.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• In the 114 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Pittsburgh, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 48 times (48-63-3).
• The Pirates have collected a 59-55-0 record against the spread this season (covering 51.8% of the time).

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz has launched a team-high 18 home runs.
• Among hitters in baseball, Cruz ranks 48th in homers and 96th in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen is hitting .249 with 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 41 walks.
• McCutchen ranks 129th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 161st in RBI.
• McCutchen has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a double, a home run, three walks and five RBIs.
• Bryan Reynolds paces the Pirates with 53 runs batted in.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa is hitting .270 to lead his team.
• Kiner-Falefa heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with a double and four RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 7.8 K/9, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has the 14th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.89).
• Pirates pitchers combine for the No. 6 WHIP in MLB (1.217).
• Pirates pitchers combine to give up 112 home runs (one per game), the fourth-fewest in the majors.
• Pittsburgh fell to the Giants 4-2 in its last game with four strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• This season, the Reds have won 32 out of the 61 games, or 52.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Cincinnati has a record of 23-25 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +101 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 49.8% chance to win.
• Games involving Cincinnati have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 42 of 112 chances this season.
• The Reds are 60-52-0 ATS in their 112 games with a spread this season.

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in batting average (.279), home runs (19) and runs batted in (73) this season.
• In all of MLB, De La Cruz is 41st in home runs and 16th in RBI.
• TJ Friedl is batting .275 with an OBP of .375 and a slugging percentage of .400 this season.
• Among all major league hitters, Friedl ranks 148th in home runs and 171st in RBI.
• Friedl has hit safely in eight straight games. During his last 10 outings he is batting .361 with a double, a home run, seven walks and four RBIs.
• Spencer Steer has 90 hits this season and a slash line of .236/.301/.388.
• Matt McLain is batting .223 with an OBP of .305 and a slugging percentage of .341 this season.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
• Cincinnati has pitched to a 3.87 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
• Reds pitchers have a 1.238 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
• The Reds have allowed the 15th-fewest home runs this season with 129, or 1.1 per game.
• Cincinnati pitchers struck out four Cubs hitters while allowing 11 base hits in a 6-1 loss its last time out.