MLB Odds: Pirates vs. Dodgers prediction, odds, pick

Zach Thompson takes the mound for the Pirates, while Walker Buehler gets the call for Dodgers. Thompson has a 5.50 ERA, but he has improved since the start of the season. Buesher has 2.91 ERA. He hasn't been terrible, he's just not been very good. Pirates are the favourites.

The Pirates won a series from the Dodgers earlier this season in Pittsburgh. Walker Buehler has an ERA of almost three runs this year. The Pirates pitched well against the San Diego Padres over the weekend. The Dodgers are underdogs.

The Dodgers lost to the Pirates earlier in May. They won their second series against the Phillies. The Dodgers just swept the Arizona Diamondbacks in a four-game romp in Phoenix. Walker Buehler is not pitching well, but he's not pitch poorly either.

The Pirates won a series from the Dodgers earlier in the year. Los Angeles is the favorite to win this time.