Pirates vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 23, 2024

The San Francisco Giants (24-26) will look to Matt Chapman, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-27) Thursday at PNC Park. The Pirates are -159 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 12:35 PM ET live on NBCS-BA. Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes gets the start, and he’ll go against San Francisco’s Mason Black.

Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Pirates vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-159)
• Underdog: Giants (+135)
• Over/under: 8.5

Pirates vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Pirates have come away with seven wins in the 19 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Pittsburgh has been victorious three times in four chances when named as a favorite of at least -159 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 61.4% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Giants have won 38.1% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (8-13).
• San Francisco has played in seven games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +135 or longer without claiming a victory.
• The Giants have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.6% in this contest.

Pirates vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 26 and has a batting average of .251.
• Reynolds ranks 68th in home runs and 46th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Connor Joe’s batting average of .268 leads all Pittsburgh hitters this season.
• Thairo Estrada paces the Giants with eight home runs and 29 runs batted in.
• Estrada’s home run total ranks 39th in MLB, and he is 30th in RBI.
• Chapman has 13 doubles, seven home runs and 15 walks while batting .245.

Pirates vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Pirates have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• The Pirates have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.95) in the majors this season.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.268 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Giants pitching staff ranks 20th in the majors.
• San Francisco’s 4.47 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Giants average baseball’s fifth-worst WHIP (1.362).