Pirates vs Guardians Prediction and MLB Tips - 20 July 2023
Last updated: Jul 19, 2023, 4:35PM | Published: Jul 18, 2023, 7:46PM
The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Cleveland Guardians in MLB action at PNC Park on Thursday, starting at 2:35am AEST.
Rich Hill (7-9, 4.76 ERA) will start for the Pirates, while the Guardians are going with Aaron Civale (3-2, 2.65 ERA).
Stats Insider's free betting tips for Pirates vs Guardians, as well as the latest betting odds in Australia, are detailed in this article.
Who Will Win: Pirates vs Guardians
Using state-of-the-art machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Thursday's Pittsburgh-Cleveland MLB game 10,000 times.
Our leading predictive analytics model currently gives the Guardians a 54% chance of beating the Pirates at PNC Park.
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Pirates vs Guardians: Odds
The latest betting odds in Australia for Thursday's MLB game at PNC Park are listed here:
- Head to Head: Pirates $2.20, Guardians $1.71
- Line: Pirates +1.5 ($1.71), Guardians -1.5 ($2.20)
- Total (Over/Under 8.5 Runs): Over $1.95, Under $1.87
Odds are correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, bet365 currently has the Pirates at $2.20 and the Guardians at $1.71.
The Pirates are 1.5-run underdogs against the Guardians, with odds of $1.71 currently available at bet365.
For the favourite Guardians (-1.5) to cover the line, bet365 currently has odds of $2.20.
The Over/Under for total runs scored sits at 8.5 with bet365, which currently has odds for the Over at $1.95 and odds for the Under at $1.87.
According to Stats Insider's analytics model, the Pirates (+1.5) have a 60% chance of covering the line, while the 8.5-run Over/Under has a 54% chance of staying Under.
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Pirates vs Guardians: Best Bets
- Head to Head: Pittsburgh at $2.20 with bet365 (2.2% edge)
- Line: Pirates +1.5 at $1.71 with bet365 (60% probability)
- Total Runs: Under 8.5 at $1.87 with bet365 (54% probability)
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While the Guardians have a higher chance of winning the game, betting on the Pirates to win is our preferred option because of the 2.2% edge identified when comparing our data-driven probabilities to the odds currently available.
Taking advantage of the edges seen here at Stats Insider is crucial to being profitable in the long run.
Pirates vs Guardians: Prediction
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Pirates vs Guardians: Preview
The game between the Pirates and Guardians at PNC Park is scheduled to begin at 2:35am AEST on Thursday.
- Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians
- Date: Thursday 20 July 2023
- Time: 2:35am AEST
- Venue: PNC Park
All dates and times in this article are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) unless otherwise stated.
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