The Pittsburgh Pirates (17-33) and the Milwaukee Brewers (24-26) take the field on Friday at PNC Park, starting at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored on the moneyline (-126), while the Brewers are +106 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +180 odds. Pittsburgh has Paul Skenes starting things off, and Milwaukee counters with Freddy Peralta.

Check out all the Latest Baseball Betting Previews!

Pirates vs. Brewers betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-126)
• Underdog: Brewers (+106)
• Over/under: 7

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won five of the 16 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (31.2%).
• Pittsburgh has a 3-5 record (winning only 37.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -126 or shorter.
• The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 55.8% in this matchup.
• Pittsburgh has combined with opponents to go over the total 18 times this season for an 18-29-3 record against the over/under.
• The Pirates have a 20-30-0 record ATS this season (covering 40% of the time).

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz has a team-best eight home runs.
• Among hitters in MLB play, Cruz ranks 45th in home runs and 130th in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen has seven doubles, three home runs and 20 walks while hitting .243.
• McCutchen ranks 180th in home runs and 187th in RBI this year.
• Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 24 runs batted in.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes has a club-leading .247 batting average.
• Hayes takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .188 with a double and two walks.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 7.5 K/9, the fifth-worst in the majors.
• Pittsburgh has the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.98).
• The Pirates have the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.256).
• The Pirates surrender the third-fewest home runs in baseball (39 total, 0.8 per game).
• In its 3-1 win last time out, Pittsburgh struck out eight Reds batters while allowing four hits.

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

• This season, the Brewers have been the underdog 25 times and won seven, or 28%, of those games.
• Milwaukee has a record of 3-13 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +106 on the moneyline.
• The Brewers have a 48.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over in 18 of its 50 games with a total this season.
• The Brewers are 27-23-0 ATS in their 50 games with a spread this season.

Brewers hitting info

• Brice Turang has been key for Milwaukee with four home runs, 20 RBI and a batting average of .288 this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Turang’s home run total is 149th, and his RBI total is 108th.
• William Contreras has collected 41 hits this season and has an OBP of .373. He’s slugging .366 on the year.
• Contreras ranks 149th in home runs and 82nd in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Rhys Hoskins leads Milwaukee in home runs with seven, runs batted in with 27 and his batting average of .300 is also best on his team.
• Hoskins brings a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .412 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and three RBIs.
• Jackson Chourio leads Milwaukee in home runs with seven while driving in 26 runs and slugging .415.
• Chourio enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .136 with a walk and an RBI.

Brewers pitching rankings

• The Brewers have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the big leagues.
• Milwaukee has the 21st-ranked ERA (4.13) in the majors this season.
• The Brewers have a combined WHIP of 1.325 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Brewers have allowed the 18th-fewest home runs this season with 55, or 1.1 per game.
• Milwaukee suffered an 8-4 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 10 Orioles batters while allowing 14 hits.