Pirates vs. Rockies Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 24, 2025

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The Pittsburgh Pirates (55-74) and the Colorado Rockies (37-92) square off on Sunday at 12:05 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored on the moneyline (-319) against the underdog Rockies (+260). Pittsburgh has Paul Skenes starting things off, while Colorado will counter with McCade Brown.

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Pirates to win vs Rockies -319

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Pirates vs. Rockies betting lines

  • Favorite: Pirates (-319)
  • Underdog: Rockies (+260)
  • Over/under: 8

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

  • The Pirates have compiled an 18-19 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 48.6% of those games).
  • Pittsburgh has not yet played a game with moneyline odds of -319 or shorter.
  • The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 76.1% in this matchup.
  • In the 128 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Pittsburgh, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 54 times (54-69-5).
  • The Pirates have put together a 67-61-0 record ATS this season (covering 52.3% of the time).

Pirates hitting info

  • Bryan Reynolds has put up a team-best 62 runs batted in.
  • In MLB action, Reynolds ranks 122nd in home runs and 64th in RBI.
  • Reynolds has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .316 with four doubles, two walks and an RBI.
  • Andrew McCutchen is hitting .240 with 19 doubles, 11 home runs and 52 walks.
  • Among all MLB hitters, McCutchen ranks 147th in home runs and 146th in RBI.
  • Isiah Kiner-Falefa has racked up a team-high batting average of .262.
  • Tommy Pham is batting .267 with 14 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 35 walks.
  • Pham takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and five RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

  • The Pirates pitching staff is 24th in MLB with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Pittsburgh has the 14th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.99).
  • The Pirates have the eighth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.229).
  • The Pirates allow the third-fewest home runs in baseball (125 total, one per game).
  • In its 9-0 win last time out, Pittsburgh struck out nine Rockies batters while allowing three hits.

Rockies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rockies betting info

  • The Rockies have won 36, or 28.8%, of the 125 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Colorado has entered 15 games this season as the underdog by +260 or more and is 2-13 in those contests.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Rockies, based on the moneyline, is 27.8%.
  • Colorado and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 57 of its 129 opportunities.
  • The Rockies are 55-74-0 ATS in their 129 games with a spread this season.

Rockies hitting info

  • Hunter Goodman is batting .277 with 25 home runs and 73 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Colorado hitters this season.
  • In all of MLB, Goodman is 23rd in homers and 27th in RBI.
  • Jordan Beck has 117 hits and an OBP of .338 to go with a slugging percentage of .453 this season.
  • Beck ranks 113th in homers and 152nd in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
  • Mickey Moniak has 87 hits this season and a slash line of .259/.298/.497.
  • Moniak has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .211 with two RBIs.
  • Brenton Doyle is batting .244 with an OBP of .289 and a slugging percentage of .394 this season.
  • Doyle has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .412 with a double, two home runs, a walk and seven RBIs.

Rockies pitching rankings

  • The Rockies have a 6.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, worst in baseball.
  • Colorado has the 30th-ranked ERA (6.02) in the majors this season.
  • The Rockies have a combined WHIP of 1.609 as a pitching staff, which is worst in baseball this season.
  • The Rockies have given up the most long balls so far this season with 188 home runs allowed.
  • Colorado suffered a 9-0 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Pirates batters while allowing 14 hits.
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