Giants vs. Pirates Free Pick
PITTSBURGH, PA (ATS Consultants) – After the AL Wild Card game sailed over the total last night, will we see a repeat performance tonight when the Pirates host the Giants at 8:00PM ET?
ODDS: According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Giants are -110 money line favorites over the Pirates, who are +102 money line home underdogs. The total, meanwhile, is currently sitting at 6.5 runs for tonight’s National League wild card game.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Giants opened with -104 money line odds but their line has since climbed to -111 despite 54% of the betting public siding with Pittsburgh. The Pirates also opened with -104 odds but they’re now +103 money line underdogs while the total opened at 6.5 and that’s where it currently sits.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Madison Bumgarner will take the hill for the Giants sporting an 18-10 record and a 2.98 ERA, while the Pirates will counter with Edinson Volquez, who is 13-7 with a 3.04 ERA. San Francisco is 88-74 overall and 43-38 on the road, while Pittsburgh is 88-74 as well and 51-30 at home.
MLB FREE PICK: Take the over. According to latest MLB trends, the over is 5-1-1 in the last seven meetings between these two teams in Pittsburgh and 13-1 in the Giants’ last 14 playoff games when they’re listed as a favorite of -110 to -150. The over is also 11-3-2 in their last 16 games versus a team with a winning record, 4-0 in Bumgarner’s last four starts as a favorite of between -110 to -150 and 6-2-1 in his last nine starts when their opponent scores two runs or less in their previous game. On the other side, the over is 5-1 in the Pirates’ last six playoff amgaes and 5-1 in Volquez’s last six starts as an underdog.
MLB FREE PICK: GIANTS/PIRATES OVER 6.5
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