Brewers vs. Pirates Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 6
06 August 2026

Endy Rodriguez brings a two-game homer streak into the Pittsburgh Pirates' game against the Milwaukee Brewers at 2:10 p.m. ET on Thursday, at American Family Field. Dustin May (5-7, 4.38 ERA) will start for the Brewers, who are 71-43 this season and first in the NL Central. Braxton Ashcraft (11-4, 3.96 ERA) is the expected starter for the Pirates, who are 57-59 and fourth in the NL Central.
The bookmakers have spoken, making the Brewers (-127) a moderate moneyline favorite to defeat the Pirates (+113) at home. The game's over/under is set at 7.5.
Brewers vs. Pirates Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Thursday, August 6, 2026
- Game time: 2:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Stadium: American Family Field
- Favorite: Brewers (-127)
- Underdog: Pirates (+113)
- Over/under: 7.5
How to Watch Brewers vs. Pirates
- TV Channel: BREW and SportsNet PT
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
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Brewers vs. Pirates: Betting the Moneyline
- The Brewers have been favored on the moneyline 84 total times this season. They've gone 56-28 in those games.
- Pittsburgh has won in 22, or 41.5%, of the 53 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- Milwaukee has entered 73 games this season favored by -127 or more and is 47-26 in those contests.
- The Pirates have a mark of 12-15 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +113 or worse on the moneyline.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Brewers a 55.9% chance to win.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 46.9% chance of walking away with the win.
Brewers vs. Pirates: Betting the Spread & Total
- In the 114 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Brewers, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 48 times (48-63-3).
- Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 64 of its 116 games with a total this season.
- The Brewers have covered 53.5% of their games this season, going 61-53-0 against the spread.
- The Pirates have posted a record of 57-59-0 against the spread this season.
