Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 7, 2024

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Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Probable Starters 9/7/2024

Data Skrive:

The Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the Washington Nationals (62-78) on Saturday. The game begins at 6:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet PT, with the Pirates listed as -127 favorites on the moneyline. Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Mitchell Parker.

Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Odds to Win

Pirates to win vs Nationals -127

Bet $20, Payout $35.75

Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Pirates (-127)
  • Underdog: Nationals (+108)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Insights

  • The Pirates have been chosen as favorites in 51 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times (56.9%) in those games.
  • This year Pittsburgh has won 16 of 30 games when listed as at least -127 on the moneyline.
  • The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 55.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • The Nationals have won 42.6% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (49-66).
  • Washington has a record of 39-56 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +108 or longer (41.1%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 48.1%.

Pirates vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

  • Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.280), home runs (22) and runs batted in (78) this season.
  • Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Reynolds is 38th in homers and 31st in RBI.
  • Oneil Cruz has collected 128 hits this season and has an OBP of .326. He’s slugging .460 on the year.
  • C.J. Abrams has launched a team-best 18 home runs.
  • Among all hitters in the big leagues, Abrams’ home run total puts him 77th, and his RBI total ranks 70th.
  • Luis Garcia has a club-leading 63 RBI and .290 batting average.

Pirates vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

  • The Pirates average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
  • The Pirates have pitched to a 4.16 ERA this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
  • The Pirates rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.317 WHIP this season.
  • The Nationals pitching staff is 24th in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Washington has a 4.34 team ERA that ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the fifth-worst WHIP in MLB (1.346).