Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds, tips and betting trends | April 25

The Milwaukee Brewers (15-8) will visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (13-12), in the final Game of a four-Game series, Thursday at 12:35 PM ET.

As the favorite, the Brewers (-131 moneyline odds to win) take the field at the Pirates (+111). The Brewers will give the ball to Freddy Peralta (2-0) versus the Pirates and Mitch Keller (2-2).

Before this Brewers vs. Pirates showdown, here is what you need to prepare for Thursday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Brewers (-131, bet $131 to win $100)
• Underdog: Pirates (+111, bet $100 to win $111)
• Over/under: 7

Brewers vs. Pirates: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Thursday, April 25, 2024
• Game Time: 12:35 PM ET
• Stadium: PNC Park
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Brewers stats and trends

Brewers betting records

• The Brewers have been favorites in 10 games this season and won seven (70%) of those contests.
• Milwaukee has played as favorites of -131 or more once this season and won that game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 56.7% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
• So far this season, Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over in 13 of 23 games with a total.
• The Brewers have an ATS record of 12-10-0 in 22 games with a spread this season.

Freddy Peralta (Brewers probable starter)

• Peralta makes the start for the Brewers, his fifth of the season. He is 2-0 with a 1.90 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 23 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander’s most recent time out came on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when he threw six scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
• The 27-year-old has a 1.90 ERA and 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season, while giving up a batting average of .169 to opposing hitters.
• Peralta is trying to build on a second-game quality start streak in this game.
• Peralta will try to build upon a five-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 frames per appearance).
• The opposing Pirates offense has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.350) and ranks 25th in MLB play with 20 home runs. It has a collective .237 batting average, and is 13th in MLB with 204 total hits and 18th in MLB action scoring 104 runs.
• The 27-year-old’s 1.90 ERA ranks 13th, .761 WHIP ranks fourth, and 12.5 K/9 ranks first among qualifying pitchers this season.

Brewers batting stats

• The Brewers’ 29 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
• Hitters for Milwaukee rank fourth in the majors with a combined .417 team slugging percentage.
• The Brewers’ .262 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fourth in MLB.
• Milwaukee is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking ninth with 120 total runs this season.
• The Brewers are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking third with an OBP of .339.
• Milwaukee is ranked 15th in strikeouts per game (9.1) among MLB offenses.

Pirates stats and trends

Pirates betting records

• The Pirates have been victorious in nine, or 56.2%, of the 16 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Pittsburgh has been victorious five times in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least +111 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 47.4% chance of walking away with the win.
• Contests with Pittsburgh has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 12 of 25 chances this season.
• The Pirates are 14-10-0 against the spread in their 24 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Mitch Keller (Pirates probable starter)

• Keller (2-2 with a 4.80 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Pirates, his sixth of the season.
• His last time out was on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox, when the right-hander went six innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up five hits.
• The 28-year-old has a 4.80 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings over five games this season, while allowing a batting average of .282 to opposing batters.
• Keller has collected two quality starts this season.
• Keller will look to build upon a six-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.0 frames per appearance).
• So far during the 2024 campaign he has given up at least one earned run in each of his appearances.
• The opposing Brewers offense has the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.417) and ranks fourth in home runs hit (29) in all of MLB. They have a collective .262 batting average, and are 10th in the league with 209 total hits and ninth in MLB play scoring 120 runs.
• This season, the 28-year-old ranks 68th in ERA (4.80), 69th in WHIP (1.467), and 56th in K/9 (7.5) among pitchers who qualify.

Pirates batting stats

• The Pirates average 0.8 home runs per game to rank 25th in MLB action with 20 total home runs .
• So far this season, Pittsburgh is 25th in baseball with a .350 slugging percentage.
• The Pirates are 18th in the majors with a .237 batting average.
• The offense for Pittsburgh is the No. 18 offense in the majors, scoring 4.2 runs per game (104 total runs).
• The Pirates’ .320 on-base percentage ranks 12th in the majors.