Two teams in the NL Central — the Pittsburgh Pirates (63-77) and the Milwaukee Brewers (86-55) — clash on Friday at 6:40 p.m. ET, at PNC Park.
The Brewers are a favorite (-156) at the Pirates (+131). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Milwaukee Brewers looking to Quinn Priester (11-2), and Johan Oviedo (2-0) getting the nod for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Brewers lost 2-0 against the Phillies yesterday, with Tobias Myers getting credited with the loss. He threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out one. Andrew Vaughn went 3 for 4 with a double to lead the Brewers offensively.
The Pirates defeated the Dodgers 3-0 Wednesday, with Mike Burrows registering the win while throwing three innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out two. Andrew McCutchen went 1 for 4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Pirates’ offense.
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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Brewers (-156, bet $156 to win $100)Underdog: Pirates (+131, bet $100 to win $131)Over/under: 8.5Brewers vs. Pirates: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, September 5, 2025Game time: 6:40 p.m. ETLocation: Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaStadium: PNC ParkTV channel: Apple TV+Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Brewers stats and trendsBrewers betting recordsThe Brewers have been favorites in 78 games this season and won 50 (64.1%) of those contests.This season Milwaukee has won 20 of its 27 games, or 74.1%, when favored by at least -156 on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win from the Brewers, based on the moneyline, is 60.9%.Milwaukee’s games have gone over the total in 67 of its 141 chances.The Brewers are 80-61-0 against the spread this season.Quinn Priester (Brewers probable starter)Priester makes the start for the Brewers, his 21st of the season. He is 11-2 with a 3.28 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 134 1/3 innings pitched.The righty’s last appearance was on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw six innings, surrendering no earned runs while allowing five hits.In 25 games this season, the 24-year-old has a 3.28 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .242 to his opponents.Priester is trying to pick up his ninth quality start of the season.Priester has pitched five or more innings in a game 19 times this season heading into this matchup.In four of his 25 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.The opposing Pirates offense has a collective .234 batting average, and is 28th in the league with 1086 total hits and last in MLB play with 512 runs scored. It has the worst slugging percentage (.353) and ranks last in home runs (102) in all of MLB.In six innings over one appearance against the Pirates this season, Priester has a 1.5 ERA and a 1.167 WHIP while his opponents are batting .261.Brewers batting statsThe Brewers’ 152 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.The offense for Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .408 this season, 12th in MLB.The Brewers have a team batting average of .259 this season, which ranks second among MLB teams.Milwaukee has scored 717 runs this season, which ranks second in MLB.The Brewers have an on-base percentage of .332 this season, which ranks second in the league.Milwaukee is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking fifth with an average of 7.8 strikeouts per game.Pirates stats and trendsPirates betting recordsThe Pirates have been underdogs in 98 games this season and have come away with the win 42 times (42.9%) in those contests.This season, Pittsburgh has come away with a win 17 times in 48 chances when named as an underdog of at least +131 or longer on the moneyline.The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 43.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.Contests with Pittsburgh has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 58 of 139 chances this season.The Pirates have posted a record of 76-63-0 against the spread this season.Johan Oviedo (Pirates probable starter)Oviedo makes the start for the Pirates, his fifth of the season. He is 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA and 20 strikeouts through 15 2/3 innings pitched.In his last appearance on Saturday, the right-hander went five innings against the Boston Red Sox, giving up two earned runs while surrendering three hits.The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.60, with 12 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season. Opponents are batting .189 against him.Oviedo enters this game with two outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.He will take the hill against a Brewers team that is batting .259 as a unit (second in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .408 (12th in the league) with 152 total home runs (19th in MLB play).Pirates batting statsThe Pirates are last in MLB action with 102 home runs.So far this year, Pittsburgh’s .353 slugging percentage is the lowest percentage in baseball.The Pirates have the fourth-worst batting average in the league (.234).Pittsburgh is the lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.7 runs per game (512 total).The Pirates rank 22nd in the majors with an on-base percentage of .308.