At 10:15 PM ET, the Pirates and Giants will face off in an NL matchup. Friday night’s matchup is being played at Oracle Park in San Francisco, and the Giants are the favorite at -150. The over/under line is at 8 runs, and tonight’s game can be seen on NBCS.

Quinn Priester is starting for the Pirates, and he is facing off against Kyle Harrison for the Giants. Heading into Friday’s game, the Pirates are 13-13, and the Giants are 12-14.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS PITTSBURGH PIRATES BETTING PICK

The Pick: San Francisco Giants Moneyline -150

This game will be played at Oracle Park at 10:15 ET on Friday, April 26th.

HOW TO BET THE PIRATES VS GIANTS:

  • We have the Giants winning by a score of 6 to 5
  • However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Pirates to cover
  • As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over

Pirates Records & Stats

The Pirates will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Brewers with a 7-5 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 9th inning before the Brewers scored two runs in the top of the 9th. Pittsburgh was the +117 underdog at home going into the game.

Mitch Keller got the start for the Pirates and took the loss. He only lasted five innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits. Offensively, the Pirates scored their five runs on eight hits and only had one home run.

Pittsburgh will be on the road today vs. the Giants, having lost the final two games of their series vs. the Brewers. Currently, they are 13-13 overall, putting them 4th in the NL Central, four games behind the Brewers for the division lead. So far, they are 2-2 in divisional games this year.

At home, the Pirates have gone just 5-7 this year, but they have been better on the road at 8-6. As the underdog, the Pirates have gone 10-8 this year compared to 3-5 when favored. Pittsburgh’s series record is 3-2-3 this year.

The Pirates have been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 15-11 overall. They have been especially good on the road, where they are 9-5 against the run line. They have been a better bet as an underdog, going 12-6 against the run line, compared to 3-5 as the favorite. Their average run margin in winning games is +3.0, while it drops to -3.2 in their losses.

With an over/under line of 8 runs, the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants are projected to score a combined 0.5 runs less than their combined average of 8.5 runs per game this season. The Pirates have played in 26 games with over/under lines this season, and 57.7% of those games have had higher lines than today’s 8-run line. The Pirates have gone 13-13 on over/under lines this season, and they have gone 3-3 in games with an 8-run line.

Quinn Priester and the Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road to take on the San Francisco Giants. Priester’s first start of the season was a loss, as he went 4 1/3 innings and gave up 5 runs (4 earned) on 7 hits. However, he did strike out 7 batters and only allowed 1 home run.

So far this season, the Pirates offense is averaging 4.2 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. At home, they have been one of the worst offenses in the league, averaging just 3.1 runs per game. However, on the road, they have been much better, averaging 5.1 runs per contest. As a team, they are one of the league’s top home run-hitting teams and are 12th in team batting average.

Heading into today’s game, Bryan Reynolds, Andrew McCutchen, and Edward Olivares are all tied for the team lead with three homers. Reynolds has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 8/26 in his last eight games with one homer. Joey Bart is also batting .304 for the season and is on a three-game hitting streak.

Giants Records & Stats

The Giants will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Mets with an 8-2 loss. San Francisco was actually the slight favorite on the money line going into the game but fell behind big early, as the Mets scored three times in the third.

Ryan Walker only lasted one inning, taking the loss, and the Giants’s offense scored their only two runs in the 4th. Tyler Fitzgerald had a homer and went 1/4, and Wilmer Flores scored the other run, going 2/4.

San Francisco will host the Pirates today with an overall record of 12-14, which has them 4th in the NL West. The Giants are 3.5 games behind the Dodgers for the lead in the NL West and are 6-8 in divisional matchups this year. The Giants dropped the final game of their series vs. the Mets but won the first two games of that series. This season, their series record is 3-3-2.

At home, the Giants are 7-6 this year compared to a 5-8 mark on the road. San Francisco has been the favorite in 15 of their games, and they are 8-7 in those matchups as the favorite. As for their record as the underdog, the Giants are 4-7 this year.

When the Giants win, they tend to win big, with an average run margin of 3.7 runs in their victories. However, they are just 12-14 against the run line this season, including a 5-8 mark at home. They have covered the run line in two straight games and are 7-6 on the run line on the road. As the favorite, they are just 5-10 against the run line, while they are 7-4 as the underdog.

San Francisco has had 25 games with an over/under line of 8 runs this season, and the over/under record in those games is 2-2-1. The Giants’ games have averaged 9.0 runs per game this season, and their over/under record for the season is 14-11. In their last 10 games, the over/under line has been set at 8 runs in 4 games, and the over/under record in those games is 2-2.

Coming off a win in his last start, Kyle Harrison will be taking the mound for the Giants at home against the Pirates. Harrison has started 3 games this season and is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA. He picked up a win in his last start against the Marlins, where he went 6 innings and struck out 8.

After a slow start to the season, Matt Chapman has turned things around of late, going 10/32 in his last nine games with four RBIs. This has helped him move into the team’s 2nd spot in RBIs and 2nd in home runs. Chapman is also on a six-game hitting streak. Michael Conforto is also on a solid stretch of play, batting .277 for the season and 5/18 in his last eight games.

San Francisco’s offense is averaging 4.1 runs per game, which is 18th in the league. They have been a better offensive team on the road this season, averaging 4.8 runs per contest. As a team, the Giants are 10th in home runs and have the league’s 9th best batting average.