Pirates vs. Yankees odds, tips and betting trends

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16 September 2023

Pirates vs. Yankees odds, tips and betting trends

On Saturday, the New York Yankees (75-73) are visiting the Pittsburgh Pirates (69-79), at 6:35 PM ET, in the second game of a three-game series.

The Pirates are projected as a tight favorite (-112 to win on the moneyline) against the Yankees (-108). The Pirates will give the ball to Luis Ortiz (4-4) against the Yankees and Luke Weaver (2-5).

Yesterday, the Yankees claimed a 7-5 win over the Pirates, with Nick Ramirez (1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K) earning the win for the Yankees. Oswaldo Cabrera finished 3-for-4 with an RBI to lead the offense. Colin Holderman (1.0 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 0 K) was credited with the loss for the Pirates.

Here’s what you need to get ready for Saturday’s Pirates vs. Yankees contest, including viewing options.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Yankees Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:19 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Pirates (-112, bet $112 to win $100)
Underdog: Yankees (-108, bet $108 to win $100)
Over/under: 9.5

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Pirates Stats and Trends

Pirates Betting Records

This season, the Pirates have been favored 31 times and won 19, or 61.3%, of those games.
Pittsburgh has a record of 18-12 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -112 on the moneyline.
The Pirates have a 52.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 80 of its 148 games with a total this season.
The Pirates are 74-74-0 ATS in their 148 games with a spread this season.

Luis Ortiz (Pirates Probable Starter)

Ortiz gets the start for the Pirates, his 14th of the season. He is 4-4 with a 4.66 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 73 1/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Sunday, the right-hander tossed 5 1/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up one earned run while surrendering three hits.
The 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.66, with 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 15 games this season. Opponents are hitting .293 against him.
Ortiz heads into this matchup with three quality starts under his belt this year.
Ortiz will try to prolong a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.9 innings per appearance).
So far he has given up at least one earned run in all of his appearances.
He will face a Yankees offense that ranks 23rd in the league with 624 runs while batting .226 as a squad. It has a collective .397 slugging percentage (21st in MLB play) and has hit a total of 205 home runs (seventh in MLB).

Pirates Batting Stats

The Pirates have hit just 144 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the league.
The offense for Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .389 this season, 25th in MLB.
The Pirates rank 27th in MLB with a team batting average of just .237.
Pittsburgh has scored 622 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
The Pirates have an OBP of .313 this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
Pittsburgh is ranked 21st in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.

Yankees Stats and Trends

Yankees Betting Records

The Yankees have been victorious in 25, or 43.9%, of the 57 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, New York has been victorious 24 times in 53 chances when named as an underdog of at least -108 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 51.9% chance of walking away with the win.
New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 67 of its 147 opportunities.
The Yankees are 70-77-0 against the spread in their 147 games that had a posted line this season.

Luke Weaver (Yankees Probable Starter)

Weaver gets the start for the Yankees, his 23rd of the season. He is 2-5 with a 6.77 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 110 1/3 innings pitched.
His most recent time out came in relief on Saturday when the right-hander tossed 4 1/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, surrendering four earned runs while allowing four hits.
The 30-year-old has a 6.77 ERA and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings during 26 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .305 to opposing hitters.
Weaver heads into this game with two quality starts under his belt this season.
Weaver enters this matchup with nine outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
He has made two appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
He will match up with a Pirates offense that ranks 26th in the league with 1165 total hits (on a .237 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .389 (25th in the league) with 144 total home runs (27th in MLB action).
In 9 2/3 innings over two appearances against the Pirates this season, Weaver has a 7.45 ERA and a 1.345 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .270.

Yankees Batting Stats

The Yankees rank seventh in MLB play with 205 total home runs.
This season, New York ranks 21st in the majors, slugging .397.
The Yankees have the second-worst batting average in the majors (.226).
The offense for New York is the No. 23 offense in MLB, scoring 4.2 runs per game (624 total runs).
The Yankees’ .303 on-base percentage is the fifth-worst in baseball.

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