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Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates 5/9/2025

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The Atlanta Braves are 6-13 on the road this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates who are 7-12 at home. The Braves 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. Braves starter Bryce Elder is forecasted to have a better game than Pirates starter Bailey Falter. Bryce Elder has a 56% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Bailey Falter has a 42% chance of a QS. If Bryce Elder has a quality start the Braves has a 77% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 2.8 and he has a 23% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Braves win 66%. In Bailey Falter quality starts the Pirates win 61%. He has a 29% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 61% 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 2.16 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 35% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Pirates have a 49% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Atlanta Braves is Marcell Ozuna who averaged 2.43 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 Braves have a 74% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. NEITHER TEAM HAS UNITS EDGE

Atlanta BravesRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road6-13, 32% -812Record at Home7-12, 37% -499Pittsburgh Pirates
VS Pittsburgh Pirates0-0 No GamesVS Atlanta Braves0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team Under .5008-6, 57% -51vs Team .500 or Better5-19, 21% -1222Atlanta Braves
Record as Road Favorite4-7, 36% -432Record as Home Underdog4-6, 40% -102Pittsburgh Pirates
When Bryce Elder Starts4-2, 67% 104When Bailey Falter Starts2-5, 29% -241Atlanta Braves

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

Atlanta BravesRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road6-6, 50% -112Record at Home5-9, 36% -454Atlanta Braves
VS Pittsburgh Pirates0-0 No GamesVS Atlanta Braves0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team Under .5004-5, 44% -189vs Team .500 or Better3-16, 16% -1177Atlanta Braves
Record as Road Favorite4-5, 44% -232Record as Home Underdog2-4, 33% -157Pittsburgh Pirates
When Bryce Elder Starts4-1, 80% 204When Bailey Falter Starts2-3, 40% -41Atlanta Braves

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Atlanta BravesRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD9-9, 50% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME10-8, 56% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS7-4, 64% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS6-8, 43% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON36-45, 44% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON43-38, 53% OverOVER
OVER-UNDER IN Bryce Elder STARTS2-3, 40% OverOVER-UNDER IN Bailey Falter STARTS4-2, 67% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 5-14, 26% -956 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 9-10, 47% +43 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 5-7, 42% -256 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 6-8, 43% -126

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 8-11, 42% -504 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 8-11, 42% -448 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 6-6, 50% -89 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 5-9, 36% -470

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 7-11, 39% -510 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 9-8, 53% + 20 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 5-6, 45% -160 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 9-4, 69% + 460

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