The Pittsburgh Pirates (53-52) host the Arizona Diamondbacks (55-50) on Monday at PNC Park, beginning at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored on the moneyline (-125), while the Diamondbacks are +105 underdogs, despite being favored against the spread (1.5) with +172 odds. Pittsburgh has Bubba Chandler starting, and Arizona counters with Merrill Kelly.
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Pirates to win vs Diamondbacks -125
Pirates vs. Diamondbacks betting lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-125)
- Underdog: Diamondbacks (+105)
- Over/under: 9
Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Pirates betting info
- The Pirates have gone 32-23 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 58.2% of those games).
- In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -125 or shorter, Pittsburgh has gone 20-20 (50%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 55.6%.
- In the 105 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Pittsburgh, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 60 times (60-42-3).
- The Pirates have put together a 54-51-0 record against the spread this season (covering 51.4% of the time).
Pirates hitting info
- Bryan Reynolds is batting .270 with 24 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 64 walks.
- Reynolds’ home runs rank 76th in MLB and he ranks 36th in RBI in MLB.
- Brandon Lowe’s 21 home runs and 65 runs batted in both pace his team.
- Lowe currently ranks 20th in home runs and 14th in RBI in the bigs.
- Nick Gonzales paces the Pirates with a team-high batting average of .311.
- Gonzales brings a nine-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .318 with four doubles, two home runs and six RBIs.
- Ryan O’Hearn is batting .278 with 13 doubles, 16 home runs and 28 walks.
- O’Hearn brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with .
Pirates pitching rankings
- The Pirates pitching staff ranks third in the majors with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pittsburgh has a 4.30 team ERA that ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Pirates have the 18th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.314).
- Pirates pitchers combine to allow 109 home runs (1.0 per game), the ninth-fewest in baseball.
- Pittsburgh its 11-0 loss the last time out, the team struck out 16 Cubs batters while allowing 16 hits.
Diamondbacks betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Diamondbacks betting info
- This season, the Diamondbacks have won 25 out of the 58 games, or 43.1%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
- Arizona has entered 44 games this season as the underdog by +105 or more and is 17-27 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 48.8% chance of a victory for the Diamondbacks.
- Games involving Arizona have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 45 of 105 chances this season.
- In 105 games with a spread this season, the Diamondbacks are 57-48-0 ATS.
Diamondbacks hitting info
- Ketel Marte is batting .255 this season with a team-high 18 home runs and 60 RBI.
- Marte ranks 36th in home runs and 30th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Corbin Carroll has collected 94 hits this season and has an OBP of .343. He’s slugging .487 on the year.
- Carroll is 63rd in home runs and 69th in RBI among all MLB batters this year.
- Geraldo Perdomo has 82 hits this season and a slash line of .232/.353/.347.
- Ildemaro Vargas leads Arizona in batting average (.270) this season while adding seven home runs and 49 RBI.
- Vargas has safely hit in seven games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is batting .361 with two doubles, a triple, two walks and three RBIs.
Diamondbacks pitching rankings
- The Diamondbacks strike out just 6.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, worst in MLB.
- Arizona has the 18th-ranked ERA (4.22) in the majors this season.
- The Diamondbacks have a combined WHIP of 1.295 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks have allowed the 19th-fewest home runs this season with 125, or 1.2 per game.
- Arizona pitchers struck out six Nationals hitters while allowing nine base hits in a 5-3 loss its last time out.
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