Pirates vs Astros Prediction and MLB Betting Tips - 12 April 2023
Apr 10, 2023, 5:58PM
The Pittsburgh Pirates face the Houston Astros in MLB action at PNC Park on Wednesday, beginning at 8:35am AEST.
The Pirates will have Mitch Keller (1-0, 3.86 ERA) start, up against Cristian Javier (1-0, 3.27 ERA) for the Astros.
Stats Insider's free betting tips for Pirates vs Astros, plus the latest betting odds in Australia, are featured below.
Who will win? Pirates vs Astros
Based on advanced machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Wednesday's Pittsburgh-Houston MLB game 10,000 times.
Our leading predictive analytics model currently gives the Astros a 56% chance of beating the Pirates at PNC Park.
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Pittsburgh vs Houston Betting Odds
The current betting odds in Australia for Wednesday's MLB game at PNC Park are shown below:
- Head to Head: Pirates $2.40, Astros $1.59
- Line: Pirates +1.5 ($1.87), Astros -1.5 ($1.95)
- Total (Over/Under 8 Runs): Over $1.83, Under $2.00
Odds are correct at the time of publishing and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, PointsBet currently has the Pirates to win at $2.40 and the Astros to win at $1.59.
The Pirates are listed as 1.5-run underdogs against the Astros, with odds of $1.87 currently available at PointsBet.
For the favourite Astros (-1.5) to cover the line, PointsBet currently has odds of $1.95.
The Over/Under for total runs scored is set at 8 with bet365, which currently has odds for the Over at $1.83 and odds for the Under at $2.00.
According to Stats Insider's model, the Pirates (+1.5) have a 58% chance of covering the line, while the 8-run Over/Under has a 51% chance of staying Under.
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Pirates vs Astros MLB Betting Tips
- Head to Head: Pittsburgh at $2.40 with PointsBet (2.1% edge)
- Line: Pirates +1.5 at $1.87 with PointsBet (58% probability) 🔥
- Total Runs: Under 8 at $2.00 with bet365 (51% probability)
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While the Astros have a higher chance of winning the game, betting on the Pirates to win is our preferred option because of the 2.1% edge found when comparing our data-driven probabilities to the odds currently on offer.
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Pirates vs Astros Prediction
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Pirates vs Astros MLB 2023
The match-up between the Pirates and Astros at PNC Park is scheduled to commence at 8:35am AEST on Wednesday.
- Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
- Date: Wednesday 12 April 2023
- Time: 8:35am AEST
- Venue: PNC Park
All dates and times in this article are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) unless otherwise noted.
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