Blue Jays vs. Pirates Odds & Betting Predictions - May 5, 2023

Blue Jays at Pirates

10:35 pm • SportsNet PT

Toronto Blue Jays

9-6

4 - 0

Pittsburgh Pirates

9-7

pitcher		team	era	w-l
R.Hill			4.76	7-10
C.Bassitt			3.60	16-8

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Blue Jays 9-6	-1.5+100	o9-105	-170
Pirates 9-7	+1.5-120	u9-115	+139

Friday 10:35 p.m.

May 05, 2023

PNC ParkPittsburgh

PIT +140

0.71u

M.Chapman o0.5 RBI+145

0.35u

Bet365 5:28.

PIT +145

0.5u

Bet to +140

M.Chapman o0.5 HR+400

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V.Guerrero Jr. o1.5 RBI+550

0.1u

Bet365 2:17

V.Guerrero Jr. o0.5 RBI+165

0.83u

Bet365 2:17

M.Chapman o1.5 Total Bases+130

0.45u

Bet365

M.Chapman o0.5 HR+425

0.1u

Under 9-110

PIT +1.5-130

TOR -145

1.38u

TOR -140

0.71u

Bet365 12:16.

Under 9-110

$0.91

TOR -152 (F5)

0.79u

-145

Over 8.5-110

1.1u

Project 9.5; each team sub 21% K rate against R/L split. Both Jays and Bucs 106 wRC+ or better v R and L respectively. Jays pen leaky per FIP

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The Blue Jays are 7-8 (.467) when scoring 4 or fewer runs this season -- 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .262.

The Blue Jays are just 2-11 (.154) when allowing 5 or more runs this season -- 10th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .208.

Ke'Bryan Hayes is slugging just .346 since last season -- seventh worst in MLB-- fifth Percentile. Chris Bassitt has allowed a SLG of just .310 vs right-handed batters since last season -- tied for sixth best among starting pitchers with at least 76 total IP-- 96th Percentile.

Matt Chapman is slugging .614 this season -- fourth best in MLB-- 98th Percentile. Rich Hill has allowed a SLG of .570 vs right-handed batters this season -- fourth worst among qualified SPs-- fourth Percentile.

Chris Bassitt has walked 6 of 25 left-handed batters (24%) -- tied for highest in MLB over the last two weeks; League Avg: 7% -- fourth Percentile.

Chris Bassitt has allowed a just .246 SLG vs right-handed batters (sixth best)-- 94th Percentile and .615 vs left-handed batters this season (fourth worst among qualified SPs)-- sixth Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Pirates are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Pirates are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
Pirates are 45-36 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Pirates' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 40 of Pirates' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	88-74	43-38	45-36	29-34	59-39
Blue Jays	83-79	35-46	48-33	38-41	43-37

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Pirates	77-81-4	40-38-3	37-43-1	31-30-2	46-50-2
Blue Jays	81-77-4	45-34-2	36-43-2	39-39-1	41-36-3

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	76-86	39-42	37-44	35-28	41-57
Blue Jays	74-88	39-42	35-46	44-35	27-53

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 4th	@TB	L 2-3	+1.5 W	U 8	TB +157
May 3rd	@TB	L 1-8	+1.5 L	O 7	TB +175
May 2nd	@TB	L 1-4	+1.5 L	U 8.5	TB +136
Apr 30th	@WSH	L 2-7	-1.5 L	O 8.5	WSH -161
Apr 29th	@WSH	W 16-1	-1.5 W	O 9	PIT -148

Johan Oviedo
P
Oviedo is questionable with elbow
Questionable
Spencer Horwitz
IF
Horwitz is questionable with wrist
Questionable

Daulton Varsho
OF
Varsho is out with shoulder
Out
Alek Manoah
P
Manoah is out with elbow
Out

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K
RC.Bassitt, P	105	7	5
RE.Swanson, P	11	1	1
RJ.Romano, P	9	1	1

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1G.Springer, RF	1-5	1	1	2
2B.Bichette, SS	1-4	1	0	0
3V.Guerrero, 1B	1-4	0	0	1
4M.Chapman, 3B	1-3	0	0	0
5A.Kirk, DH	1-3	0	0	0
5N.Lukes, PR	0-0	0	0	0
5N.Lukes, DH	0-0	0	0	0
6W.Merrifield, LF	2-4	1	0	0
7D.Varsho, CF	1-3	0	0	1
8D.Jansen, C	0-4	0	0	0
9S.Espinal, 2B	0-3	1	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LR.Hill, P	89	5.1	5	4
RD.Moreta, P	23	1.2	3	0
RC. De Jong, P	21	1	0	0
RD.Bednar, P	14	1	2	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1J.Bae, 2B	0-3	0	0	0
1J.Delay, C	0-0	0	0	0
2B.Reynolds, LF	1-4	0	0	0
3C.Santana, 1B	0-3	0	0	0
4J.Suwinski, CF	0-4	0	0	0
5M.Andujar, RF	0-4	0	0	0
6R.Castro, 3B	1-2	0	0	0
6R.Castro, 2B	1-2	0	0	0
7T.Marcano, SS	1-2	0	0	0
8M. Mathias, DH	0-3	0	0	0
9A.Hedges, C	1-2	0	0	0
9C.Joe, PH	0-1	0	0	0
9K.Hayes, 3B	0-0	0	0	0