Giants vs. Pirates odds, tips and betting trends

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13 July 2023

Giants vs. Pirates odds, tips and betting trends

At PNC Park on Friday, the San Francisco Giants (49-41) open a three-game series versus the Pittsburgh Pirates (41-49), at 7:05 PM ET.

The Pirates (+106 underdog on the moneyline to win) take the field at home against the Giants (-125). The San Francisco Giants will give the start to Ross Stripling (0-2, 6.37 ERA), who is looking for win No. 1 on the season, and the Pirates will counter with Rich Hill (7-9, 4.87 ERA).

The Giants beat the Rockies by a 1-0 score in their last game Sunday. J.D. Davis went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively while Logan Webb earned the win after throwing nine innings without giving up an earned run on seven hits, while striking out 10.

The Pirates beat the Diamondbacks 4-2 Friday. Ji-Man Choi went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI, and Osvaldo Bido got the win, pitching 1 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on one hit.

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San Francisco Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Giants (-125, bet $125 to win $100)
Underdog: Pirates (+106, bet $100 to win $106)
Over/under: 9

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Giants Stats and Trends

Giants Betting Records

The Giants have won 24, or 52.2%, of the 46 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
San Francisco has entered 36 games this season favored by -125 or more and is 19-17 in those contests.
The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for the Giants.
San Francisco and its opponents have hit the over in 40 of its 90 games with a total this season.
The Giants are 46-44-0 ATS in their 90 games with a spread this season.

Ross Stripling (Giants Probable Starter)

Stripling makes the start for the Giants, his eighth of the season. He is 0-2 with a 6.37 ERA and 34 strikeouts through 41 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, the righty went 3 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
In 12 games this season, the 33-year-old has put up an ERA of 6.37, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .293 against him.
Stripling is yet to notch a quality start so far this year.
Stripling has pitched five or more innings in a game three times this season heading into this outing.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 12 outings this season.
He will face off against a Pirates offense that ranks 22nd in MLB with 707 total hits (on a .238 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .386 (25th in MLB) with 81 total home runs (26th in MLB).

Giants Batting Stats

The Giants have hit 106 homers this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
The offense for San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .407 this season, 14th in MLB.
The Giants rank 16th in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
San Francisco ranks 11th in the majors with 416 total runs scored this season.
The Giants have an OBP of .323 this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
San Francisco is one of the least-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 27th with an average of 9.4 strikeouts per game.

Pirates Stats and Trends

Pirates Betting Records

The Pirates have won in 29, or 41.4%, of the 70 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Pittsburgh has a win-loss record of 26-35 when favored by +106 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 48.5% chance of walking away with the win.
Contests with Pittsburgh has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 44 of 90 chances this season.
In 90 games with a line this season, the Pirates have a mark of 42-48-0 against the spread.

Rich Hill (Pirates Probable Starter)

The Pirates are sending Hill (7-9) out to make his 19th start of the season. He is 7-9 with a 4.87 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 98 2/3 innings pitched.
The lefty’s most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he threw four innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up seven hits.
The 43-year-old has an ERA of 4.87, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 18 games this season. Opponents are batting .264 against him.
Hill has six quality starts under his belt this year.
Hill is looking to record his 16th start of five or more innings this year in this game.
In one of his 18 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
He will match up with a Giants offense that ranks 17th in the league with 757 total hits (on a .248 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .407 (14th in the league) with 106 total home runs (13th in MLB action).
In six innings over one appearance against the Giants this season, Hill has a 9 ERA and a 1.667 WHIP while his opponents are batting .333.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 43-year-old’s 4.87 ERA ranks 58th, 1.439 WHIP ranks 58th, and 8.4 K/9 ranks 34th.

Pirates Batting Stats

The Pirates have hit the fifth-fewest home runs in MLB play this season (81).
So far this season, Pittsburgh is 25th in the majors with a .386 slugging percentage.
The Pirates are 21st in MLB with a .238 batting average.
The offense for Pittsburgh is the No. 25 offense in MLB, scoring 4.2 runs per game (379 total runs).
The Pirates rank 20th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .315.

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