Mariners vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 17, 2024

A losing streak will come to an end Saturday when the Seattle Mariners (63-59), losers of three straight, take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-64). The Pirates are hoping to avoid their 10th loss in a row. The Mariners are -161 favorites to snap out of their slide when the teams hit the field at PNC Park, with first pitch at 1:05 p.m. ET on MLB Network. Luis Castillo starts for Seattle while Bailey Falter is Pittsburgh’s starter for the contest.

Check out our betting preview for this tilt, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Mariners vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-161)
• Underdog: Pirates (+136)
• Over/under: 8

Mariners vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Mariners have won in 46, or 56.8%, of the 81 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Seattle has been victorious 13 times in 24 chances when named as a favorite of at least -161 on the moneyline.
• The Mariners have an implied victory probability of 61.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Pirates have a 31-42 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 42.5% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +136 or longer, Pittsburgh has a 10-16 record (winning only 38.5% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Pirates a 42.4% chance to win.

Mariners vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Cal Raleigh is batting .214 this season with a team-high 26 home runs and 76 RBI.
• Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Raleigh’s home run total places him 11th and his RBI tally places him 18th.
• Randy Arozarena has 90 hits and an OBP of .333 to go with a slugging percentage of .396 this season.
• Bryan Reynolds paces the Pirates with 19 home runs and 69 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .285.
• Among all batters in the majors, Reynolds is 39th in homers and 29th in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz is hitting .261 with 25 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 32 walks.

Mariners vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Mariners strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 11th in MLB.
• The Mariners have a 3.46 ERA as a team, best in baseball.
• The Mariners have a combined 1.091 WHIP as a pitching staff, first-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 21st in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has the 15th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.97).
• Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the 19th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.293).