Pirates vs. Reds Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 2
02 May 2026

Henry Davis leads the Pittsburgh Pirates into a contest against the Cincinnati Reds after homering twice in a 9-1 victory over the Reds. It begins at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. Carmen Mlodzinski (1-2, 4.13 ERA) will start for the Pirates, who are 17-16 this season and fifth in the NL Central. Rhett Lowder (3-1, 3.18 ERA) is the expected starter for the Reds, who are 20-12 and second in the NL Central.
With the Reds (+113) visiting, the Pirates (-135) are a solid favorite on the moneyline. The contest has an over/under set at 8.
Pirates vs. Reds Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Saturday, May 2, 2026
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. ET
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Stadium: PNC Park
- Favorite: Pirates (-135)
- Underdog: Reds (+113)
- Over/under: 8
How to Watch Pirates vs. Reds
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1, SportsNet PT and CINR
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
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Pirates vs. Reds: Betting the Moneyline
- The Pirates have been the moneyline favorite 20 total times this season. They've gone 12-8 in those games.
- Cincinnati has been victorious in 14, or 63.6%, of the 22 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Pittsburgh is 5-6 this season when entering a game favored by -135 or more on the moneyline.
- The Reds have a mark of 7-4 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +113 or worse on the moneyline.
- Based on this game's moneyline, the Pirates' implied win probability is 57.4%.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Reds have a 46.9% chance of walking away with the win.
Pirates vs. Reds: Betting the Spread & Total
- In the 33 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Pirates, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 19 times (19-14-0).
- So far this season, Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 20 of its 32 games with a total.
- The Pirates have put together an 18-15-0 record against the spread this season.
- The Reds are 20-12-0 against the spread in their 32 games that had a posted line this season.
