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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: September 21, 2024 at 1:10 PM ET

Venue: Great American Ball Park — Cincinnati, Ohio

Article updated Sep 21, 6:35 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Pittsburgh Pirates are traveling to play the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park stadium on Saturday, 9/21/2024 @ 1:10pm EST. Jared Jones (ERA: 4.14) will be

Game outlook

The Pittsburgh Pirates are traveling to play the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park stadium on Saturday, 9/21/2024 @ 1:10pm EST. Jared Jones (ERA: 4.14) will be the starting pitcher for Pirates and Rhett Lowder (ERA: 1.4) will be starting for Reds. Cincinnati is the betting favorite opening at -116 and the current line is Cincinnati -120.

Pirates vs Reds Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Pirates to win today's game by 1 points and the total to go under 9 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Pittsburgh 5 to Cincinnati 4

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts Cincinnati Reds to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Cincinnati will win straight-up is 55%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Cincinnati Reds to win and the total score to be 9.

OddsShark predicts Pittsburgh will win.

U: 1.5% picked Pittsburgh Pirates on Covers.com

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Pittsburgh Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 26, Pittsburgh is ranked #22 in offense (scoring an average of 4.16 per game), #21 in defense (allowing an average of 4.57 points to be scored against them per game) and are 72-82 this season.

Cincinnati Key Betting Stats

Cincinnati Reds has a power ranking of 14 and are #15 for offense (scoring an average of 4.40 per game), #16 for defense (giving up an average of 4.37 points per game) and 75-87 overall. Pittsburgh went 2-1 in their last 3 matchups against Cincinnati.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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About our editorial process

SportsJaw Pirates vs Reds archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Pirates vs Reds matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates+105 → +108Moved
  • Moneyline · Cincinnati Reds-116 → -120Moved
  • Spread · Pittsburgh Pirates+1.5 (-195) → +1.5 (-182)Moved
  • Spread · Cincinnati Reds-1.5 (+170) → -1.5 (+162)Moved
  • Total · Over8.5 (-110) → 9 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under8.5 (-110) → 9 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Pittsburgh Pirates
82-80 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Cincinnati Reds
75-87 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-09-21T10:35:08.386Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-09-20Pittsburgh Pirates 3 · Cincinnati Reds 8
  • 2024-08-25Cincinnati Reds 3 · Pittsburgh Pirates 4
  • 2024-08-24Cincinnati Reds 10 · Pittsburgh Pirates 2
  • 2024-08-23Cincinnati Reds 5 · Pittsburgh Pirates 6
  • 2024-08-22Cincinnati Reds 0 · Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on September 21, 2024, a 6-run decision in the series. Cincinnati Reds' strongest period was the 3rd inning, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5 (-182) spread, Cincinnati Reds covered, while the 8 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 9.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversMoneyline · Cincinnati Reds -121Win