Pirates vs. Dodgers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 10, 2024

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Pirates vs. Dodgers Betting Odds, Probable Starters 8/10/2024

Data Skrive:

A losing streak will come to an end Saturday when the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-58), losers of four straight, take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (66-49). The Dodgers are hoping to avoid their second loss in a row. The Pirates are -118 favorites to snap out of their slide when the teams hit the field at Dodger Stadium, with first pitch at 9:10 PM ET on SportsNet PT. Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ River Ryan.

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Moneyline

Pirates to win vs Dodgers -118

Bet $20, Payout $36.95

Pirates vs. Dodgers Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Pirates (-118)
  • Underdog: Dodgers (-101)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Pirates vs. Dodgers Betting Insights

  • The Pirates have come away with 24 wins in the 44 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
  • This season Pittsburgh has been victorious 21 times in 38 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 on the moneyline.
  • The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 54.1% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
  • The Dodgers have been the underdog on the moneyline 14 total times this season. They’ve finished 4-10 in those games.
  • Los Angeles has gone 3-7 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -101 or longer (30%).
  • The Dodgers have an implied moneyline win probability of 50.2% in this game.

Pirates vs. Dodgers Hitting Leaders

  • Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 19, runs batted in with 68 and his batting average of .287 is also best on his team.
  • Of all hitters in baseball, Reynolds’ home run total places him 32nd and his RBI tally places him 25th.
  • Oneil Cruz is batting .258 with an OBP of .312 and a slugging percentage of .461 this season.
  • Shohei Ohtani has put up a team-high batting average of .302, and paces the Dodgers in home runs (34) and runs batted in (81).
  • Ohtani ranks second in homers and seventh in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
  • Freddie Freeman has 27 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 61 walks while batting .289.

Pirates vs. Dodgers Pitching Rankings

  • The Pirates strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
  • The Pirates have the 10th-best ERA (3.90) in the majors this season.
  • The Pirates rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.289 WHIP this season.
  • The pitching staff for the Dodgers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 14th in the majors.
  • Los Angeles has the ninth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.80).
  • The Dodgers have the fifth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.219).