Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4/25/23 – Los Angeles and Pittsburgh face off for a three-game National League series beginning Tuesday evening. The Dodgers will have veteran Noah Syndergaard on the hill while Johan Oviedo of the Pirates is set to take the mound. Last season, the Pirates defeated the Dodgers 5-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates come into this matchup as underdogs but MLB betting trends favor them to prevail.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 6:35 PM ET
Location: PNC Park Pittsburgh, PA
TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4/25/23 Betting Odds
Dodgers
Moneyline: -132
Spread: -1.5 (+120)
Total: 8 over (-110)
Pirates
Moneyline: +122
Spread: +1.5 (-140)
Total: 8 under (-110)
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Analysis
Noah Syndergaard will take the mound for the fifth time this season. Syndergaard made his previous start against the Mets impressive, holding them to 2 runs over 6 innings while giving up no hits himself; unfortunately he received no assistance from his offense and suffered the loss to drop to 0-3. He has allowed three or fewer runs in 3 of 4 performances this year and boasts a 4.91 ERA and 1.23 WHIP through 22 innings pitched. Syndergaard has proven his dominance against the Pirates over five career meetings with an outstanding 2.73 ERA and 2-2 record. The Dodgers head into this series with confidence after earning 3 wins out of 4 meetings against the Cubs over the weekend and marking their inaugural road series win of the season. Los Angeles has been inconsistent, suffering an embarrassing 13-0 loss on Friday before rallying to victory with wins of 9-4 and 7-3 at Wrigley Field. Their bullpen has been exploited, ranking 25th with a 5.05 ERA. The Dodgers are scoring an average of 5.26 runs per game, good enough for fifth. Their pitching staff has posted an ERA of 4.37 which places them 18th.
Johan Oviedo will start off this series for the Pirates. Last time out he continued his impressive play against Colorado by holding them to only 1 run over 6 innings, earning himself the win to move up his record to 2-1. Oviedo registered a 3.23 ERA and 1.37 WHIP last season and has even bettered himself thus far this season, registering an incredible 2.22 ERA and 1.15 WHIP over 24.1 innings pitched while striking out 25. In his career against the Dodgers he has only allowed 1 run through 1.1 innings pitched against them. Pittsburgh is one of the hottest teams in baseball. They recently earned a three-game road sweep against Colorado before following up with a four-game home series sweep against Cincinnati to move 9 games above the 0.500 mark for this season and take first place in NL Central division. Pittsburgh has posted 4.83 runs so far this season, ranking them 10th overall and boasting an outstanding 3.63 team ERA; which places them eighth.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Against the Spread
LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games. The LA Dodgers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Pittsburgh. The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers’ last 5 games on the road. The LA Dodgers are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh. LA Dodgers are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games against an opponent in the National League Central Division division. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers’ last 7 games played on a Tuesday.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games. Pittsburgh are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games at home. Pittsburgh are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against the LA Dodgers. Pittsburgh are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the National League. The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh’s last 9 games against an opponent in the National League West Division division.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Free Pick
Los Angeles Dodgers have been inconsistent, going 5-5 in their last ten games. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Pirates have been an unexpected highlight, going 7-0 during that span and 8 of their last 10 games. Despite being the underdog here, the MLB betting forums expected Pittsburgh Pirates to come out on top of this match.
Free Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5 (-140)
