Giants Vs Pirates: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – June 17, 2022

The San Francisco Giants (35-27) visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (25-37) on Friday to start a three-game series, with the first pitch at 7:05 PM ET at PNC Park. The Giants head into the matchup following a series win over the Royals, and the Pirates are coming off a series loss to the Cardinals. San Francisco (-203 to win) has Carlos Rodon set to start, while Pittsburgh (+170) will send out Zach Thompson.

The betting facts in what follows use the latest odds as of June 17, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET.

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Giants vs Pirates Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Giants Probable Starter Carlos Rodón

• Rodon gets the start for the Giants, his 13th of the season. He is 5-4 with a 3.18 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 65 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out came on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the left-hander tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing two hits.
• In 12 games this season, the 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.18, with 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .221 against him.
• Rodon heads into this game with six quality starts under his belt this season.
• He will face a Pirates offense that ranks 28th in the league with 212 runs while batting .220 as a unit. It has a collective .354 slugging percentage (28th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 55 home runs (22nd in MLB).
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 29-year-old ranks 29th in ERA (3.18), 38th in WHIP (1.215), and third in K/9 (11.5).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 17, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Rodón

Pirates Probable Starter Zach Thompson

• Thompson (3-4) will take the mound for the Pirates, his 12th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 12 games this season with an ERA of 4.50, a 2.167 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.360.
• In 11 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in one of them.
• The Giants rank eighth in MLB with 304 runs scored this season. They have a .239 batting average this campaign with 73 home runs (12th in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 17, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Giants Stats vs Thompson

Giants Betting Trends

• The Giants have won 29 of the 48 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (60.4%).
• San Francisco has a 7-5 record (winning 58.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -203 or shorter.
• The Giants have an implied moneyline win probability of 67% in this contest.
• In the 62 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for San Francisco, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 30 times (30-27-5).
• The Giants have covered 51.6% of their games this season, going 32-30-0 ATS.

Pirates Betting Trends

• The Pirates have been underdogs in 48 games this season and won 18 (37.5%) of those contests.
• Pittsburgh has entered 15 games this season as the underdog by +170 or more and is 6-9 in those contests.
• The Pirates have a 37% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Pittsburgh’s games have gone over the total in 24 of their 62 chances.
• The Pirates are 28-34-0 against the spread this season.

Giants Players to Watch

• Wilmer Flores is batting .242 with 12 doubles, seven home runs and 20 walks.
• Among the qualifying hitters in baseball, Flores’ batting average ranks 103rd, his on-base percentage ranks 93rd, and he is 91st in the league in slugging.
• Thairo Estrada paces his team with a .395 slugging percentage. He has 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 14 walks while batting .268.
• Among qualifying batters, Estrada ranks 59th in batting average, 86th in on-base percentage, and 100th in slugging.
• Joc Pederson is batting .269 with five doubles, 13 home runs and 16 walks.
• Mike Yastrzemski has 15 doubles, six home runs and 29 walks while batting .269. He leads his team with 47 hits and a .376 OBP.

Giants Batting Stats (2022)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in total hits (57) this season while batting .257 with 21 extra-base hits.
• Reynolds is 75th in batting average, 68th in on-base percentage and 40th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in MLB.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes has a slash line of .272/.355/.376 this season and a team-best OPS of .731.
• Among all qualified hitters, Hayes ranks 44th in batting average, 37th in on-base percentage and 115th in slugging percentage.
• Michael Chavis has 43 hits this season and has a slash line of .264/.301/.442.
• Daniel Vogelbach is batting .214 with a .295 OBP and 17 RBI for Pittsburgh this season.

Pirates Batting Stats (2022)

Giants vs Pirates Player Props

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