Modest split in Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds — Cincinnati Reds +1.5 draws 27% of bets, 16% of money.
| Market | Side | Bet % | Money % | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | Pittsburgh Pirates | 74% | 72% | -118 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 26% | 28% | +112 | |
| Run line | Pittsburgh Pirates -1.5 | 73% | 84% | +136 |
| Cincinnati Reds +1.5 | 27% | 16% | -155 | |
| Total | Over 8 | 60% | 64% | -120 |
| Under 8 | 40% | 36% | -114 |
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds has a modest split worth noting on the spread market. 27% of bets are on Cincinnati Reds +1.5, with 16% of dollars on the same side — a 11-point gap. It's a small edge, not a top opportunity, but it's a directional signal in the same direction as a real sharp-money tell.
Splits in the 10 to 15-point range are common — most games on most nights land in this band. It's not nothing, and it's not enough on its own to override the price. The money side here is Pittsburgh Pirates -1.5 if the gap matters. The public side is the one the line is built around. Most professional bettors don't act on a split this size in isolation; they use it as one input among several.
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In our season-to-date sample, the side with more money than bets covers slightly more than half the time. The edge grows with the size of the bet/money gap.
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When the bet count and the dollars don't agree, the dollars usually carry the sharper signal. A {gap}pp gap means the average bet on Cincinnati Reds +1.5 is smaller than the average bet on the other side.
A 10-point gap between the share of bets and the share of dollars on a side is the threshold we treat as meaningful. 15+ points usually means the average bet on the money side is materially larger — that's where sharp money lives. See our methodology →
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Last updated: August 1, 2026 at 5:14 AM UTC
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