The Pittsburgh Pirates (34-33) will attempt to break a four-game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers (43-24) on Thursday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates (+129) are not expected to end the streak against the Dodgers (-155). Justin Wrobleski starts for Los Angeles while Pittsburgh will counter with Mitch Keller.
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Dodgers to win vs Pirates -155
Dodgers vs. Pirates betting lines
- Favorite: Dodgers (-155)
- Underdog: Pirates (+129)
- Over/under: 9.5
Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Dodgers betting info
- The Dodgers have won 42 of the 65 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (64.6%).
- Los Angeles has gone 31-16 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -155 or shorter (66% winning percentage).
- The Dodgers have an implied moneyline win probability of 60.8% in this contest.
- Los Angeles has combined with opponents to go over the total 29 times this season for a 29-38-0 record against the over/under.
- The Dodgers are 35-32-0 against the spread this season.
Dodgers hitting info
- Andy Pages paces the Dodgers in home runs (15) and runs batted in (56).
- In MLB, Pages ranks 16th in home runs and first in RBI.
- Pages heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .174 with a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
- Shohei Ohtani has a club-best .301 batting average.
- Ohtani ranks 43rd in homers and 38th in RBI this season.
- Ohtani brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .381 with a double, a home run, four walks and four RBIs.
- Freddie Freeman is hitting .284 with 16 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 32 walks.
- Freeman heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .389 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
- Kyle Tucker has 15 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 35 walks while hitting .233.
Dodgers pitching rankings
- The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Dodgers pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB.
- Los Angeles has a 3.17 team ERA that ranks first across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Dodgers have the lowest WHIP in the majors (1.069).
- Dodgers pitchers combine to give up 64 home runs (one per game), the sixth-fewest in the majors.
- Los Angeles defeated the Pirates 12-3 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing five hits.
Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Pirates betting info
- The Pirates have won 11, or 39.3%, of the 28 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- This season, Pittsburgh has won two of its six games when it’s the underdog by at least +129 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 43.7% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
- Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 38 of 67 chances this season.
- In 67 games with a spread this season, the Pirates are 33-34-0 ATS.
Pirates hitting info
- Bryan Reynolds has been key for Pittsburgh with 63 hits, an OBP of .392 plus a slugging percentage of .432.
- Reynolds is 104th in homers and 25th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Brandon Lowe’s 15 home runs are most among Pittsburgh batters. He’s driven in 41 runs this season while slugging .515.
- Lowe is 16th in home runs and 20th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh in RBI with 44 while batting .264 with 14 home runs.
- Spencer Horwitz has 56 hits and an OBP of .387 to go with a slugging percentage of .459 this season.
- Horwitz has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with a home run, three walks and an RBI.
Pirates pitching rankings
- The Pirates average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-most in the big leagues.
- Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.11 ERA this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.287 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
- The Pirates have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 60 home runs allowed.
- Pittsburgh suffered a 12-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out nine Dodgers batters while allowing 15 hits.
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