Dodgers vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 11, 2024

Oddsmakers declined to choose a favorite for Sunday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers (68-49) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-60), with both teams equal on the moneyline. The teams will take to the field at 4:10 PM ET, live on SportsNet PT Tyler Glasnow gets the starting nod for Los Angeles while Bailey Falter is Pittsburgh’s starter for the contest.

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

Dodgers vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-110)
• Underdog: Pirates (-110)
• Over/under: 8

Dodgers vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have come away with 63 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Los Angeles has a record of 64-39 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -110 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 52.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Pirates are 31-38 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 44.9% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -110 or longer, Pittsburgh has a 31-38 record (winning 44.9% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pirates’ implied win probability is 52.4%.

Dodgers vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in batting average (.300), home runs (35) and runs batted in (83) this season.
• Ohtani’s home runs put him second in Major League Baseball, and he is seventh in RBI.
• Freddie Freeman has 115 hits and an OBP of .393 to go with a slugging percentage of .497 this season.
• Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates in home runs (19), runs batted in (68) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .288.
• Reynolds’ home run total ranks 35th in MLB, and he is 25th in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz is batting .260 with 24 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 30 walks.

Dodgers vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 11th in MLB.
• The Dodgers have pitched to a 3.78 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
• The Dodgers have a combined WHIP of just 1.220 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 19th in the majors.
• Pittsburgh has a 3.96 team ERA that ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates have the 20th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.290).