Guardians vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 31, 2024

Josh Naylor is on the brink of his 99th RBI of the season for the Cleveland Guardians (77-58) as they get set to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (62-72) on Saturday. The Guardians enter the matchup as -164 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Progressive Field at 6:10 p.m. ET, live on SportsNet PT. Matthew Boyd will get the ball for Cleveland while Pittsburgh will counter with Luis Ortiz.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Guardians vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-164)
• Underdog: Pirates (+138)
• Over/under: 8.5

Guardians vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been victorious in 55, or 65.5%, of the 84 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year Cleveland has won 10 of 17 games when listed as at least -164 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 62.1% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Pirates have won 40.7% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (33-48).
• Pittsburgh has an 8-15 record (winning just 34.8% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +138 or longer.
• The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 42% in this game.

Guardians vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 33 and runs batted in with 104.
• Ramirez ranks sixth in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Naylor is batting .240 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .464 this season.
• Bryan Reynolds has put up a team-high batting average of .284, and leads the Pirates in home runs (21) and runs batted in (74).
• Reynolds’ home run total ranks 37th in the majors, and he is 33rd in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz has 31 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 38 walks while hitting .274.

Guardians vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
• The Guardians have pitched to a 3.87 ERA this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
• Guardians pitchers have a 1.230 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has a 4.16 team ERA that ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates average MLB’s 23rd-ranked WHIP (1.312).