Braves vs. Pirates Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups September 28, 2025

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The Atlanta Braves (75-86) will look to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-90) on Sunday at 3:15 p.m. ET. The Braves are favored (-206) to end the streak against the Pirates (+170). Atlanta’s Charlie Morton and Pittsburgh’s Johan Oviedo will take the mound first.

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Braves to win vs Pirates -206

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Braves vs. Pirates betting lines

  • Favorite: Braves (-206)
  • Underdog: Pirates (+170)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

  • The Braves have been the moneyline favorite 104 total times this season. They’ve finished 53-51 in those games.
  • Atlanta has gone 10-5 (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -206 or shorter.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Braves’ implied win probability is 67.3%.
  • Atlanta has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 72 times this season for a 72-79-9 record against the over/under.
  • The Braves have covered 45% of their games this season, going 72-88-0 ATS.

Braves hitting info

  • Matt Olson paces the Braves with 29 home runs and 94 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .271.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Olson’s home run total ranks 33rd and his RBI tally ranks 22nd.
  • Michael Harris II has 26 doubles, six triples, 20 home runs and 16 walks while batting .248.
  • Harris ranks 82nd in homers and 35th in RBI among hitters in MLB.
  • Harris takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is batting .333 with four doubles, three home runs, two walks and seven RBIs.
  • Drake Baldwin has 18 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 38 walks while hitting .277.
  • Baldwin heads into this matchup on a 10-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is batting .395 with five doubles, two triples, three home runs, four walks and 12 RBIs.
  • Marcell Ozuna is batting .233 with 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 94 walks.
  • Ozuna has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .375 with a home run, three walks and three RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

  • The Braves pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Atlanta has the 22nd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.39).
  • The Braves have the 20th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.310).
  • The Braves allow the 20th-fewest home runs in baseball (197 total, 1.2 per game).
  • Atlanta its 3-1 loss the last time out, the team struck out seven Pirates batters while allowing 10 hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

  • This season, the Pirates have been the underdog 113 times and won 48, or 42.5%, of those games.
  • Pittsburgh has a record of 6-12 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +170 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 37%.
  • Pittsburgh’s games have gone over the total in 64 of its 160 chances.
  • The Pirates are 88-72-0 against the spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

  • Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 73 while batting .244, which is also best on the team.
  • Among all hitters in the big leagues, Reynolds ranks 123rd in homers and 74th in RBI.
  • Reynolds has safely hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double and a walk.
  • Spencer Horwitz has 99 hits and an OBP of .354 to go with a slugging percentage of .435 this season.
  • Among all major league batters, Horwitz is 190th in home runs and 171st in RBI.
  • Horwitz brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .588 with three doubles, two home runs, three walks and seven RBIs.
  • Andrew McCutchen has collected 113 base hits, an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .366 this season.
  • Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 20 while driving in 61 runs and slugging .379.

Pirates pitching rankings

  • The Pirates have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the big leagues.
  • Pittsburgh has the seventh-best ERA (3.77) in the majors this season.
  • Pirates pitchers have a 1.218 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
  • The Pirates have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 152 home runs allowed.
  • Last time out, Pittsburgh defeated the Braves, 3-1, with 12 strikeouts and five hits allowed.
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