May 22, 2025 4:37 AM EST

Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates 5/22/2025

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The Milwaukee Brewers are 9-16 on the road this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates who are 9-13 at home. The Brewers have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Brewers starter Elvin Rodriguez is forecasted to have a better game than Pirates starter Mike Burrows. Elvin Rodriguez has a 43% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Mike Burrows has a 35% chance of a QS. If Elvin Rodriguez has a quality start the Brewers has a 79% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 5.1 and he has a 44% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Brewers win 59%. In Mike Burrows quality starts the Pirates win 70%. He has a 6% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 70% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Pittsburgh Pirates is Andrew McCutchen who averaged 2.32 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 40% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Pirates have a 53% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Milwaukee Brewers is Christian Yelich who averaged 2.46 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 43% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Brewers have a 70% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Pittsburgh Pirates

Milwaukee BrewersRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road9-16, 36% -790Record at Home9-13, 41% -305Pittsburgh Pirates
VS Pittsburgh Pirates0-0 No GamesVS Milwaukee Brewers0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team Under .5008-5, 62% 99vs Team .500 or Better6-18, 25% -902Milwaukee Brewers
Record as Road Favorite4-4, 50% -161Record as Home Underdog6-7, 46% 92Pittsburgh Pirates
When Elvin Rodriguez Starts1-2, 33% -113When Mike Burrows Starts0-0 No GamesPittsburgh Pirates

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Pittsburgh Pirates

Milwaukee BrewersRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road6-9, 40% -344Record at Home3-6, 33% -161Pittsburgh Pirates
VS Pittsburgh Pirates0-0 No GamesVS Milwaukee Brewers0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team Under .5003-3, 50% -77vs Team .500 or Better5-13, 28% -461Milwaukee Brewers
Record as Road Favorite2-3, 40% -197Record as Home Underdog3-4, 43% 39Pittsburgh Pirates
When Elvin Rodriguez Starts0-0 No GamesWhen Mike Burrows Starts0-0 No GamesN/A

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Milwaukee BrewersRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD9-14, 39% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME10-11, 48% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS6-8, 43% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS3-6, 33% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON38-40, 49% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON43-38, 53% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Elvin Rodriguez STARTS2-1, 67% OverOVER-UNDER IN Mike Burrows STARTS0-0 No GamesN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Milwaukee Brewers Road Games: 17-8, 68% +444 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 10-12, 45% -92 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Milwaukee Brewers Road Games: 11-4, 73% +570 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 2-7, 22% -490

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Milwaukee Brewers Road Games: 18-7, 72% +601 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 9-13, 41% -583 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Milwaukee Brewers Road Games: 10-5, 67% +253 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 1-8, 11% -735

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Milwaukee Brewers Road Games: 14-7, 67% + 630 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 11-9, 55% + 110 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Milwaukee Brewers Road Games: 7-5, 58% + 150 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 6-2, 75% + 380

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