San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates 4/21/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
San Francisco Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB: 1:35 PM EST
Apr. 21, 2019
TV: NSBA
Latest Odds : PIT -156 Total 7
The Pittsburgh Pirates will close out their home weekend series with the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. The Pirates are the leaders of the NL Central. Pittsburgh has won seven of their last ten games and rolled into the weekend riding a four game win streak. The Pirates carry a 5-2 home record. Pittsburgh averages 3.7 runs per game which ranks 23rd in the MLB.
Chris Archer will make his 4th start of the season for the Pirates. Archer is 1-0 on the season with 18 innings pitched. Archer has 24 strikeouts and carries a 2.00 ERA. The Pittsburgh Pirates carry a 2.54 team ERA which leads the MLB.
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The San Francisco Giants are the bottom feeds of the NL West. The Giants went into the weekend riding a three game losing streak. San Francisco lost to the Pirates 4-1 on Friday. The Giants are 5-5 over their last ten games and are 3-8 on the road. San Francisco averages 3.0 runs per game which ranks 28th in the MLB.
Dereck Rodriguez will make his 5th start on the mound for the Giants. Rodriguez is 2-2 on the season with 22.1 innings pitched. Rodriguez has 18 strikeouts and carries a 3.63 ERA. Rodriguez pitched 5 innings in his last start allowing 1 earned run on 5 hits.
Recent Betting Trends:
Giants are 7-24 in their last 31 road games.
Pirates are 4-0 in their last 4 overall.
Over is 4-1 in Giants last 5 vs. National League Central.
Under is 4-1 in Pirates last 5 overall.
Free Betting Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates -1.5 runs
These two team are trending in opposite directions right now. Chris Archer carries a low ERA and looks to move to 2-0 on the season against a bad team on Sunday. The Pirates are 7-1 in their last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Giants are 0-8 in their last 8 Sunday games. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Pirates win and cover 6-2.