Modest split in Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros — Pittsburgh Pirates draws 64% of bets, 50% of money.
| Market | Side | Bet % | Money % | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | Pittsburgh Pirates | 64% | 50% | -144 |
| Houston Astros | 36% | 50% | +125 | |
| Run line | Pittsburgh Pirates -1.5 | 56% | 45% | +120 |
| Houston Astros +1.5 | 44% | 55% | -137 | |
| Total | Over 8 | 98% | 85% | -120 |
| Under 8 | 2% | 15% | -115 |
Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros has a modest split worth noting on the moneyline market. 64% of bets are on Pittsburgh Pirates, with 50% of dollars on the same side — a 14-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 Houston Astros 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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Sharp money is wagering activity from sophisticated, high-volume bettors. It shows up as a money percentage that exceeds the bet percentage on the same side. See our learn page for more.
Public favorites still win plenty of games — they are usually the better team. Where the public underperforms is against the spread on big-name teams in nationally televised games.
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 Pittsburgh Pirates is smaller than the average bet on the other side.
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.
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: June 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM UTC
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