Guardians vs. Pirates odds, tips and betting trends

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17 July 2023

Guardians vs. Pirates odds, tips and betting trends

At PNC Park on Monday, the Cleveland Guardians (four consecutive defeats) meet the Pittsburgh Pirates (three losses in a row) at 7:05 PM ET.

The Guardians are a favorite (-126) at the Pirates (+107). The Cleveland Guardians will give the start to Xzavion Curry (3-0, 3.04 ERA), who is looking for win No. 4 on the season, and the Pirates will counter with Quinn Priester.

The Guardians lost 6-5 to the Rangers yesterday, with Trevor Stephan (1/3 of an inning, giving up four earned runs on three hits) on the line for the loss. Steven Kwan went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI to lead the Guardians offensively in the defeat.

The Pirates were defeated by the Giants 8-4 yesterday. Henry Davis went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the defeat, while Yerry De Los Santos took the loss on the mound, throwing one inning, giving up four earned runs on three hits while striking out one.

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Cleveland Guardians vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Guardians (-126, bet $126 to win $100)
Underdog: Pirates (+107, bet $100 to win $107)
Over/under: 9

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Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

The Guardians have been favorites in 50 games this season and won 28 (56%) of those contests.
This season Cleveland has won 20 of its 36 games, or 55.6%, when favored by at least -126 on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.8% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
So far this season, Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 38 of 92 games with a total.
The Guardians are 47-45-0 against the spread in their 92 chances this season.

Xzavion Curry (Guardians Probable Starter)

Curry starts for the first time this season for the Guardians.
The 24-year-old right-hander came out of the bullpen in his last outing this season, one of 23 appearances so far.
Opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of .246 against him this season. He has a 3.04 ERA and 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings over his 23 appearances.
The Pirates have scored 388 total runs this season, making them MLB’s 26th-ranked scoring offense on the season so far. As a team they have a .238 batting average while hitting 83 home runs (27th in the league).

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians rank last in Major League Baseball with just 64 home runs as a team.
Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 27th in the majors with a .375 team slugging percentage.
The Guardians rank 16th in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
Cleveland is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 27th with just 374 total runs (four per game) this season.
The Guardians have the 21st-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.313).
Cleveland is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking second with an average of 7.1 strikeouts per game.

Pirates Stats and Trends

Pirates Betting Records

The Pirates have come away with 29 wins in the 73 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This season, Pittsburgh has come away with a win 26 times in 63 chances when named as an underdog of at least +107 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 48.3% chance of walking away with the win.
Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over in 46 of its 93 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
In 93 games with a line this season, the Pirates have a mark of 42-51-0 against the spread.

Quinn Priester (Pirates Probable Starter)

Priester makes his first start of the season for the Pirates.
The 22-year-old righty is making his MLB debut.
The Guardians have put up 374 runs this season (27th in MLB) and are batting .249 collectively with 64 home runs (30th in the league).

Pirates Batting Stats

The Pirates are fourth-worst in MLB play with 83 home runs.
So far this year, Pittsburgh’s .383 slugging percentage ranks 25th in the majors.
The Pirates are 20th in MLB with a .238 batting average.
Pittsburgh is the fifth-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.2 runs per game (388 total).
The Pirates’ .315 on-base percentage ranks 20th in the majors.

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