The Pittsburgh Pirates (46-45) host the Atlanta Braves (52-37) on Wednesday at PNC Park, starting at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored on the moneyline (-121), while the Braves are -101 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +162 odds. Pittsburgh has Jared Jones starting things off, and Atlanta counters with Grant Holmes.

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Pirates vs. Braves betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-121)
• Underdog: Braves (-101)
• Over/under: 8.5

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have been favored on the moneyline 50 total times this season. They’ve gone 29-21 in those games.
• Pittsburgh has gone 22-20 (winning 52.4% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -121 or shorter.
• The Pirates have a 54.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Pittsburgh has played in 91 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 52 times (52-36-3).
• The Pirates have covered 50.5% of their games this season, going 46-45-0 against the spread.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds is hitting .282 with 21 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 57 walks.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Reynolds’ home run total ranks 64th and his RBI tally ranks 21st.
• Reynolds brings a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .292 with a double, two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
• Brandon Lowe has shown off his power as he leads his team with 21 home runs and 63 RBI.
• Lowe ranks 10th in homers and sixth in RBI this year.
• Lowe heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .273 with a double, a home run, three walks and six RBIs.
• Ryan O’Hearn has 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 25 walks while batting .284.
• O’Hearn has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with a double and three walks.
• Nick Gonzales is hitting .312 to pace his team.
• Gonzales has safely hit in six straight games. During his last 10 outings he is batting .441 with two doubles, a home run, seven walks and five RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks fourth in the majors.
• Pittsburgh’s 4.28 team ERA ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.314).
• Pirates pitchers combine to surrender 96 home runs (1.1 per game), the ninth-fewest in MLB.
• Pittsburgh struck out four Nationals batters while allowing 10 hits in an 11-5 win in its last game.

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• This season, the Braves have been the underdog 21 times and won nine, or 42.9%, of those games.
• Atlanta is 8-5 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -101 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Braves, based on the moneyline, is 50.2%.
• Games involving Atlanta have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 42 of 88 chances this season.
• The Braves are 47-41-0 ATS in their 88 games with a spread this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson leads Atlanta in home runs (24) and runs batted in (57) this season while batting .273.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Olson is seventh in home runs and 17th in RBI.
• Olson takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a double, four home runs, three walks and five RBIs.
• Ozzie Albies has collected 94 hits this season and has an OBP of .322. He’s slugging .449 on the year.
• Among all MLB hitters, Albies is 49th in homers and 41st in RBI.
• Albies brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .217 with four doubles, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Michael Harris II’s batting average of .306 leads all Atlanta hitters this season.
• Harris has safely hit in six straight games. During his last 10 games he is batting .310 with a double, two home runs, three walks and 11 RBIs.
• Mauricio Dubon is batting .270 with an OBP of .328 and a slugging percentage of .425 this season.
• Dubon has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a double, a home run, four walks and four RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
• Atlanta has the fifth-best ERA (3.56) in the majors this season.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.226 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
• With 98 homers allowed, the Braves rank 12th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Atlanta suffered a 7-6 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out nine Mets batters while allowing 11 hits.