It’s Saturday, August 10, and the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-59) continue their weekend series in SoCal against the Los Angeles Dodgers (67-49).
Last night, Shohei Ohtani once again led the attack for the Dodgers smashing a 448-foot home run.
The Pirates have struggled of late having lost 5 in a row but today they send Paul Skenes to the hill. As a result of their recent ills, the Bucs have fallen 4½ games out of a Wild Card spot. The Dodgers are still in 1st in the National League West. Despite their win last night, their struggles the past couple of weeks have led to their lead in the division dropping to just 2½ games over the San Diego Padres.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first-pitch, projected pitching matchup, lineup cards, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Pirates vs. Dodgers live today
● Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024
● Time: 9:10PM EST
● Site: Dodger Stadium
● City: Los Angeles, CA
● TV/Streaming: SNP, SNLA
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Game odds for Pirates vs. Dodgers
The latest odds as of Saturday morning:
● Money Line: Pirates -110, Dodgers +100
● Spread: Pirates -1.5 (+150), Dodgers +1.5 (-185)
● Over/Under: 8 runs
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Recent team stats for Pirates vs. Dodgers
● The Pirates are 3-7 in their last 10. The Bucs are 29-28 on the road this season. Their overall run differential is -17.
● The Dodgers are 5-5 in their last 10. They are now 36-22 at home. LA has an overall run differential of +93.
Probable starting pitchers for Pittsburgh vs. Los Angeles
● Today’s pitching matchup (August 10): Paul Skenes vs. River Ryan
○ Pirates: Skenes (6-1, 1.99 ERA) has allowed 19 earned runs and 62 hits while striking out 107 over 86 innings
○ Dodgers: Ryan (1-0, 1.72 ERA) has allowed 3 earned runs and 11 hits while striking out 14 over 15.2 innings
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Pirates vs. Dodgers on August 10, 2024
● In his only previous encounter with Skenes, Shohei Ohtani went 2-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBIs against the rookie hurler
● The Dodgers have cashed the OVER in 7 of their last 10 games
● The Pirates have cashed the Total OVER in 2 straight and in 7 of their last 10
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Expert picks & predictions for Saturday’s Pirates vs. Dodgers game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Pirates vs. Dodgers game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Moneyline
- Spread: NBC Sports sees greater value in and is leaning towards taking the Dodgers on the Run Line
- Total runs: NBC Sports is recommending a play on the Total OVER 8 runs
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