Guardians vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 30, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates (62-71) will try to end their three-game losing streak when they visit the Cleveland Guardians (76-58) on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET on SportsNet PT. Bookmakers consider the Guardians to be -174 favorites for the contest, while the Pirates are +146 underdogs looking for the upset. Ben Lively will get the ball for Cleveland while Pittsburgh will counter with Bailey Falter.

Check out our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Guardians vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-174)
• Underdog: Pirates (+146)
• Over/under: 8.5

Guardians vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been victorious in 54, or 65.1%, of the 83 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Cleveland has been victorious six times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -174 on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 63.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Pirates are 33-47 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 41.2% of those games).
• Pittsburgh has a record of 5-12 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +146 or longer (29.4%).
• The Pirates have a 40.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Guardians vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez is batting .274 this season with a team-high 33 home runs and 104 RBI.
• Among all MLB hitters, Ramirez is 32nd in batting average, 52nd in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging.
• Josh Naylor is batting .237 with an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .460 this season.
• Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates in home runs (21), runs batted in (74) and has put up a team-high batting average of .282.
• Reynolds ranks 35th in homers and 30th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Oneil Cruz is hitting .273 with 31 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 38 walks.

Guardians vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
• The Guardians have pitched to a 3.84 ERA this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined WHIP of just 1.227 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 19th in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has a 4.12 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the 23rd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.306).