Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 9 (5/9): MLB

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Odds

Time	6:35 p.m. EST
Dodgers money line	-250
Dodgers run line	-1.5 (-150)
Pirates money line	+205
Pirates run line	+1.5 (+130)
Over / under	7.5

 

Key stats

	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pittsburgh Pirates
Record	19-7	11-16
Road / home record	9-5	5-7
Last 10 record	7-3	3-7
Streak	W6	L1
Over / under record	9-15-2	12-12-3
Runs / game	5.15	3.78
Runs allowed / game	2.31	5.44

 

Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates will meet for the first time this season to play a 3-game series at the PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The Dodgers are coming from sweep the Cubs while the Pirates lost their last series against the Reds 1-2.

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers get here with a 19-7 record and have won 6 games in a row. The team is averaging .239 at bat scoring 5.15 runs per game and allowing 2.3 runs. Freddie Freeman is batting for .323 AVG. Mookie Bets leads with 5 home runs and Trea Turner has 20 RBI. 

Buehler pitched seven sparkling innings and allowed one run and four hits, struck out six and walked two.

Probable Pitcher: 

Julio Urias (2-1, 1.88 ERA) will take the mound in the 1st game of the series for the Dodgers. Urias earned the win during Tuesday's 3-1 victory over San Francisco, allowing four hits with four strikeouts in six scoreless innings. He started one game against the Pirates last season and allowed 3 runs striking out 5 across 6 innings.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates get to this game with a 11-16 record and have lost 4 of their last 6 games. The team is averaging 3.78 runs and allowing 5.44 runs per game. Ke'Bryan Hayes is batting for .318 AVG. Daniel Vogelbach leads in home runs with 4 so far and Gamel has 13 RBI

Thompson allowed 2 hits but no runs striking out 5 in 5 innings pitched against the Reds.

Probable Pitcher: 

Jose Quintana (0-1, 3.38 ERA) will take the mound in the 1st game of the series for the Pirates. Quintana allowed one run on four hits across five innings and didn't factor in the decision during Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Brewers. He had nine strikeouts and zero walks. He had one start against the Dodgers last season and allowed 1 run striking out 6 across 4 innings pitched.

BETTING TRENDS

LA Dodgers are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.

LA Dodgers are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games against Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games at home.

Pittsburgh are 0-7 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers.

Prediction

The Dodgers are on 6 game winning streak and lead the MLB in offense, with 5.15 runs per game and defense allowing 2.3 runs. They have dominated the Pirates in the last 10 games with an average score of 6.3-2.8. The Pirates are the second worst defense in the MLB allowing 5.44 runs per game. With Urias on the mound the Dodgers shouldn't have any issues to win this game by multiple runs.

PICK: Dodgers -1.5 (-150)

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