Braves vs Pirates Betting Odds
When: August 24, 2022, at 12:35 p.m. EST
Venue: PNC Park – Pittsburgh, PA
Braves vs Pirates Betting Preview
A National League series concludes Wednesday afternoon when the Atlanta Braves (77-48, 35-24 away) visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (47-76, 26-35 home). Atlanta is two games back of the New York Mets in the NL East as they continue their surge up the standings. This game will air live on ESPN+.
Austin Riley is having a big season for Atlanta as he leads the team with 31 home runs and Matt Olson has a team high 83 RBIs on the season. Dansby Swanson leads the way with a .290 batting average. The Braves are hitting .251 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.54 ERA and 1.21 WHIP.
Bryan Reynolds has been solid for Pittsburgh this season as he leads the team with a .256 batting average, 20 home runs and 46 RBIs. The Pirates are batting .220 and the pitchers have recorded a 4.68 ERA and 1.42 WHIP.
Braves vs Pirates Betting Trends
Braves
- Atlanta are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games.
- Atlanta are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games against Pittsburgh.
- Atlanta are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games on the road.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh.
- Atlanta are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the National League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta’s last 8 games against an opponent in the National League Central Division.
Pirates
- The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh’s last 14 games.
- Pittsburgh are 2-10 SU in their last 12 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games against Atlanta.
- Pittsburgh are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta.
- Pittsburgh are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games against an opponent in the National League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games against an opponent in the National League East Division.
Braves vs Pirates Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Atlanta won the second game of this series with a 6-1-win Tuesday night. The Pirates led 1-0 early, but the Braves scored five runs in the fifth inning to take control of the game. Atlanta outhit Pittsburgh 10-3 in this one.
Vaughn Grissom went 3-4 with one RBI and one run scored in the win. Michael Chavis went 1-3 with one home run, one RBI and one run scored in the loss. Max Fried improved to 12-4 and JT Brubaker fell to 3-11 on the season.
Pitching Matchup: Kyle Wright (15-5, 3.14 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) vs Mitch Keller (4-9, 4.49 ERA, 1.45 WHIP)
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