The San Francisco Giants (51-41) aim to complete their sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates (41-51) when the clubs meet for their three-game series finale on Sunday.
- Giants vs Pirates Game Info
Giants vs Pirates Odds & Spread - Giants vs Pirates Betting Trends
- Giants vs Pirates Prediction & Pick
- Giants vs Pirates Best Bet
Giants vs Pirates Game Info
- Date:'Sunday, July 16, 2023
- Time:'12:05 p.m. ET
- Venue:'PNC Park — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Coverage:'Peacock
The Giants defeated the Pirates for the second time in as many days with Saturday's 3-1 victory. San Francisco starting pitcher Alex Cobb allowed one run on four hits and struck out five batters over six innings, paving the way to his team's victory.
Giants vs Pirates Odds & Spread
- Moneyline:'SF: (-146) | PIT: (+124)
- Spread:'SF: -1.5 (+114) | PIT: +1.5 (-137)
- Total:'9.5 — Over: (-102) | Under: (-120)
The Giants enter this contest as road favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 12:05 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 9.5 runs with the Under being favored at -120 odds.'
Giants vs Pirates Betting Trends
- San Francisco is 13-4 straight up (SU) in its last 17 road games.
- Pittsburgh is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games against the National League.
- The total has hit the Under in six of San Francisco's last seven games.
- The total has hit the Over in five of Pittsburgh's last six home games.
Giants vs Pirates Prediction & Pick
The Pirates continue to slip further into mediocrity the longer the 2023 MLB season goes on. They've now lost six of their last seven games, getting outscored 32-20 on aggregate along the way. Making matters worse is that the Pirates are 1-5 SU with a minus-1.7 average run margin in their last six home game against the Giants.
The Giants, meanwhile, have done a good job at shutting down the Pirates to begin the series. Pittsburgh has only scored five runs on 15 hits while being struck out 14 times through the first two games. With the Giants being 13-4 SU in their previous 17 road outings, they're in a good spot to continue dom inating the Pirates.
With a chance to further close the NL West gap with a win, expect a motivated Giants club to win this afternoon.
Final Score Prediction:'Giants: 5 | Pirates: 3
Giants vs Pirates Best Bet
I'm taking the Giants to cover the 1.5-run spread as this afternoon's best bet. For starters, their two wins in this series came by multiple runs. As a result, six of the Giants have now beaten Pirates by two-plus runs in five of their last eight meetings and four of the pr evious six matchups at PNC Park.
After already proving to be the better team thus far, expect the Giants to beat the Pirates by a decent margin again.