The Pittsburgh Pirates (26-27) and San Francisco Giants (28-26) face each other Tuesday for the 2nd game of a 3-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 9:45 p.m. ET at Oracle Park (MLB Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Pirates vs. Giants odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Giants lead 1-0
The Giants won the series opener 14-4 on Monday behind C Patrick Bailey’s 2-run homer and 2-run double. San Francisco has won 11 of their last 14 games.
The Pirates have lost 3 in a row and 5 of their last 6 games overall. They are 6-19 in their last 25 games.
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Pirates at Giants projected starters
RHP Johan Oviedo vs. RHP John Brebbia
Oviedo (3-4, 4.70 ERA) makes his 11th start. He has a 1.53 WHIP, 4.2 BB/9 and 8.0 K/9 in 53 2/3 innings.
- Pirates are 1-5 in his last 6 starts
- Has 2.70 ERA in last 3 starts (16 2/3 IP)
Brebbia (2-0, 3.68 ERA) makes his 24th appearance (and 4th start). He has a 1.09 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9 and 12.7 K/9 in 22 innings.
- Has not allowed a run in 3 other openers (3 1/3 IP)
- Has not allowed a run in last 7 appearances
Pirates at Giants odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:53 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Pirates +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Giants -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Pirates +1.5 (-165) | Giants -1.5 (+140)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Pirates at Giants picks and predictions
Prediction
Giants 6, Pirates 4
Moneyline
The Pirates have only 6 wins in their last 25 games while the Giants have 11 wins in their last 14.
The Pirates have been held to 3 runs or fewer in 6 of their last 8 games.
The Giants will rely on their bullpen in this game. Their bullpen ERA this year is 4.48.
While the line for the Giants on the moneyline isn’t bad, the run line is better and trends favor going with that bet.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
Of the Giants’ last 15 wins, 12 have been by more than 1 run while the Pirates have lost by 2 or more runs in 15 of their last 19 losses.
BET GIANTS -1.5 (+140).
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Over/Under
For both teams, 3 of their last 4 games have had had more than 8 total runs. They combined for 18 runs in Monday’s opener. Also, in 2 of Brebbia’s 3 openers, the total surpassed 8 runs.
BET OVER 8.5 (-115).
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