Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 6, 2024

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Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Probable Starters 9/6/2024

Data Skrive:

The Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the Washington Nationals (62-77) on Friday. The game begins at 6:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet PT, with the Pirates listed as -128 favorites on the moneyline. Luis Ortiz gets the starting nod for Pittsburgh while DJ Herz is Washington’s starter for the contest.

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Odds to Win

Pirates to win vs Nationals -128

Bet $20, Payout $35.62

Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Pirates (-128)
  • Underdog: Nationals (+108)
  • Over/under: 8

Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Insights

  • The Pirates have been favorites in 50 games this season and have come away with the win 28 times (56%) in those contests.
  • This season Pittsburgh has come away with a win 15 times in 29 chances when named as a favorite of at least -128 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 56.1% chance of walking away with the win.
  • The Nationals have been the moneyline underdog 114 total times this season. They’ve gone 49-65 in those games.
  • Washington has gone 39-56 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +108 or longer (41.1%).
  • The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 48.1% in this contest.

Pirates vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

  • Bryan Reynolds is batting .280 with 22 home runs and 77 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Pittsburgh hitters this season.
  • Among hitters in MLB, Reynolds is 35th in home runs and 34th in RBI.
  • Oneil Cruz has 127 hits and an OBP of .322 to go with a slugging percentage of .458 this season.
  • C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals with 18 home runs.
  • Abrams’ home run total ranks 76th in the majors, and he is 70th in RBI.
  • Luis Garcia has a club-best 63 runs batted in and .290 batting average.

Pirates vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

  • The Pirates strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
  • The Pirates have the 17th-ranked ERA (4.16) in the majors this season.
  • The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.314 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
  • The Nationals pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Washington has a 4.30 team ERA that ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Nationals average MLB’s fifth-worst WHIP (1.341).