The San Francisco Giants are set to host the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park. This NL matchup begins at 9:45 p.m. ET and you can watch the game on ATPT and NSBA.
Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants Odds
Vegas is listing Pittsburgh (+145) as the underdog to San Francisco (-155). If you think the game’s total will go under 8 runs, Vegas is currently offering -120 odds. Taking the over will give you even money (+100). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the current odds standing at -150 for the Pirates +1.5 runs and +130 for the Giants -1.5 runs.
The Giants are 74-68 against the spread (ATS)despite being only 69-74 straight up (SU). They’ve gained 12.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 11.4 units ATS. The Pirates have gone 62-81 SU this year and are 69-73 against the spread. Overall, the team’s lost 8.3 units for moneyline gamblers and 20.4 units ATS.
San Francisco games have a 69-65-8 over/under record in 2019. Pirates games have gone over 81 times, gone under 54 times and pushed on seven instances.
Trevor Williams is getting the start for the Bucs. The right-handed Williams is 7-6 with a 5.23 ERA and 96 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Giants this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (1-0, 0.00 ERA and two strikeouts across seven innings).
The Giants are turning to Madison Bumgarner (9-8, 3.81 ERA). Bumgarner has 179 punchouts and 37 walks, along with a 1.12 WHIP. Bumgarner is 0-1 with seven strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA in one start against Pittsburgh this year.
San Francisco’s pitching staff has given up 4.8 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The team’s starters have an ERA of 4.83, a WHIP of 1.36 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.1. The bullpen has a 3.88 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 8.7 K/9.
The San Francisco hitters have put up 4.3 runs per contest, including 2.9 per game over its last 10 games and 3.0 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .216/.302/.316 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Giants’ offense has been led by Kevin Pillar, who is slashing .266/.295/.462 with 21 home runs, 79 RBIs, 73 runs and 11 stolen bases.
For the visiting squad, Pittsburgh’s pitching staff allowed 5.5 runs per game and its starters own a 5.23 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 8.21 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.86, along with a WHIP of 1.42.
The Pirates offense has slashed .267/.327/.429 on its way to 4.8 runs scored per game this year, including 6.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Pittsburgh’s hitters have been led by Starling Marte. Marte is slashing .295/.342/.503 with 23 home runs, 82 RBIs, 96 runs and 25 steals.
The Giants are coming off of a 5-0 loss against the Dodgers, while the Pirates just lost a 2-0 game to the Cardinals.
Pirates vs. Giants MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Pirates, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in only one of Pittsburgh’s last seven games.
- The Pirates have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit 10 over their last 10.
- The Pirates have a team OPS of .756 this season, including an OPS of .650 when facing left-handed pitchers. The Giants’ OPS sits at .706 overall and .724 against southpaws.
- San Francisco has recorded 17.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 17.8 over its last five.
- The Pirates have dropped three of their last four games SU.
