San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Pick & Prediction 5/23/24

Thursday’s matchup between the Giants and Pirates is set to get started at 12:35 PM ET from PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The Giants are 24-26 this season and are starting Mason Black, while the Pirates are 23-27 and will have Paul Skenes on the mound.

Pittsburgh is currently favored on the money line, with the odds sitting at -162, while the Giants are at +135. The over/under line is at 8.5 runs, and NBCS will be carrying this game on TV.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS PITTSBURGH PIRATES BETTING PICK

The Pick: San Francisco Giants Moneyline +135

This game will be played at PNC Park at 12:35 ET on Thursday, May 23rd.

HOW TO BET THE GIANTS VS PIRATES:

• We have the Giants winning by a score of 5 to 4
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Giants to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over

It was all San Francisco in the last game of this series, as the Giants took down the Pirates by a score of 9-5. The Giants offense only had two more hits than the Pirates and struck out 12 times, but still picked up a convincing win. Heading into the game, they were at +104 on the money line.

Pittsburgh wasted a good outing from Jared Jones, as he gave up just three earned runs in six innings of work for the Pirates. Carmen Mlodzinski was tagged for four earned runs in just 1/3 of an inning. He took the loss.

Blake Snell only went 3 1/3 innings for the Giants but gave up just four hits and struck out five. Ryan Walker got the win out of the bullpen.

Giants Records & Stats

San Francisco is 24-26 overall this season, and they are eight games behind the Dodgers for the NL West lead. The Giants are 12-11 against other teams in the NL West. The Giants will be on the road today, and they are 9-16 on the road this year.

The Giants have been playing well lately, going 7-3 over their last 10 games. As the underdog, the Giants have won two straight, and they are 8-14 as the underdog overall. San Francisco is 16-12 as the favorite this year, and their overall series record is 7-6-2.

San Francisco is 24-26 against the run line this season, including a 13-12 mark on the road. The Giants are 11-14 against the run line at home, where they have an average run differential of +0.2 runs per game. Their overall run differential is -0.5 runs per game, and they have gone 13-9 against the run line as underdogs.

The San Francisco Giants are on the road to face the Pittsburgh Pirates. The over/under line for the game is set at 8.5 runs, which is lower than their combined run average of 9.0 runs per game. The Giants have played 48 games this season, and their over/under record is 25-23. When the over/under line is set at 8.5 runs, their record is 8-6. So far this season, only 8.0% of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 8.5 runs.

Mason Black and the Giants are on the road to take on the Pirates. Black is still looking for his first win of the season, as he has a loss and 2 no-decisions in his first 3 starts. His last outing was a no-decision vs. the Rockies, where he went 3 innings and gave up 4 runs.

Over the Giants’ last 10 games, Matt Chapman has been on fire, going 15/37 with three homers and 10 RBIs. This has helped him move into 2nd on the team with seven homers this season. Thairo Estrada is also near the top of the Giants’ home run leaderboard, as he has gone deep eight times this season, which is 10th in the league. However, he is just 9/40 in his last 10 games.

As a team, the Giants are batting .248, which is 8th in the league, and they are also among the league leaders in on-base percentage and slugging. Overall, they are averaging 4.2 runs per game, which is 18th in the league. Currently, they have two players in the top 15 in RBIs, with Thairo Estrada leading the team and Michael Conforto sitting in 3rd.

Pirates Records & Stats

Pittsburgh is 23-27 overall and 5.5 games behind the Brewers in the NL Central. The Pirates are 7-7 against other NL Central teams this year. The Pirates will host the Giants today, and they are 5-9 as the home favorite this year.

On the road, the Pirates are 13-14 compared to a 10-13 mark at home. Pittsburgh has dropped two straight series at home, and their overall series record is 5-7-3. As the underdog, the Pirates are 16-14 this year, and they are 7-13 as the favorite.

When the Pirates are the underdog, they have been a good bet against the run line, going 22-8. They have also been a better bet on the run line on the road, going 17-10. They have been a bad bet as the favorite, going 6-14.

Today’s over/under line is 8.5 runs, which is right around the combined run average for Pittsburgh Pirates games this season. The Pirates have gone over the line in 11 of their 18 games with an O/U line of 8.5 runs this season, and their games have gone over the total in two straight contests.

Paul Skenes will be making his third start of the season for the Pirates, and he has been off to a strong start. He picked up a win in his last outing, going 6 innings and striking out 11 without allowing a run. In his first start, he went 4 innings and gave up 3 runs vs. the Cubs.

So far this season, the Pirates offense is averaging just 3.8 runs per game, which is 25th in the league. They have been even worse at home, averaging only 3.5 runs per game. As a team, they are batting just .226 and are near the bottom of the league in both slugging percentage and OPS.

Over his last five games, Bryan Reynolds has gone 6/23 with three runs and six RBIs. For the season, he is batting .251 and is the Pirates’ leader in RBIs. Oneil Cruz and Connor Joe have been the team’s top power threats, with seven homers apiece. Andrew McCutchen has also gone deep six times this season but is batting just .218.