MLB Betting Picks And Odds: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds

After four months full of frustration, we are into some live action of Major League Baseball where Cincinnati Reds will be taking on Pittsburgh Pirates.

The very uncommon thing about this season is there will be no cheering for any team as stands will be totally empty for this season as prevention of COVID-19.

Reds will be playing their comeback match as their schedule was postponed due to one of these players being tested positive for COVID-19.

So before picking your fantasy team let's have a look into some important stats of both side player's which will be helpful for you while creating your team.

Things to watch out before the picking players from Pittsburgh Pirates -

Pittsburgh Pirates are the least interested team in this season as they are going through the phase where they are trying to learn some modern time techniques, so you have to be precautious while picking up their players.

1) Trevor Williams is a necessary pick-player for your fantasy pick. Looking into his stats, he has a record of winning with ERA of 3.5 & 4.32 SIERA, so far. Other interesting stats you would love to know is the Reds are his favorite opponent, against the Reds his record says it all (2.03 ERA). So, you can't miss him in your fantasy pick.

2) John lone is the one player whom you can have in your line up, but he's very much unpredictable looking back into his form of season 2019 but you have to look at the fact that he's the only batter in the top 100 from Pirates.

3) Gregory Polacano can be your underdog pick considering his stats so far with 25+ hits & .270 batting average. So, he can have his hands going on bat if he is having a good outing.

As we told before Pittsburgh will be the least interesting team, they will be underdogs for this season but usually, underdogs pull out the most unexpected wins to them in unexpected ways. So picking up their players or betting on them can give you either a huge positive impact or worst negative impact. One interesting fact you should know is Pirates had faced most injury problems in these leagues for last season which tested their team depth also.

Players to watch out for Cincinnati Reds.

While picking up any player for a fantasy game everyone checks previous year's/season's stats for that player, so we are here giving you tips related to players from Cincinnati Reds.

Like the last 5 years, in the 2019 season also the Reds finish their season on a losing side resulting in a streak of Six year's losers. However, the Reds have the best starting rotation in the form of Luis Castillo, Sonny Gray, and Trevor Bauer.

1) Shogo Akiyama:- In last season which they were on the losing side, found some positive intent in the form of Shogo Akiyama originally of Japan; he's having around 530 runs with a hit of .320 with the addition of 90 - 92 home runs which will surely boost your chance to win in your fantasy game.

2) Strong hitting duo of Joye Votto & Nick Castellanos:- They are must pick for your fantasy with seeing their hitting record. Nick Castellanos (.387) has hit in all nine games he has played this season and eaten the whole of Detroit pitching over the weekend, going 4-for-10 with a double, two home runs and three RBIs. This season he's having a .871 slugging percentage which is quite impressive for anyone & gives you a good choice for the pick.

3) Mike Moustakas:- If you are looking for Stylish left-handed hitter or just a strong hitter, you must pick Mike in your team by looking into his stats for the last 3 years. He's been a successive hitter for them with 101 home runs.

4) Eugenio Suarez:- Just like a vintage wine Suarez had played the role of an experienced player in this team, stats of his career are increasing year by year. He has recovered himself from the shoulder injury quite impressively. The last 3 years were a phenomenon for him. He is having career-high of fly ball rate which is 42.3

5) Raisel Iglesias:- Last season was below-average for Raisel, but looking into his potential Raisel can be your surprise pick also if he ticked on that day, but it will purely depend upon luck factor as last year many fantasy players would have been in loss because of his failure in-game so picking him would be a risky shot as well.