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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
The fans at Dodger Stadium will be treated to a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers when they take their seats on Friday.
Right hander Paul Skenes will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Skenes is 2-2 this season with a 2.87 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Yoshinobu Yamamoto who starts for the Dodgers. Right hander Yamamoto is 3-1 with a 0.93 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -217-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 7.
The Dodgers were a 7-6 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made winners of bettors who got Chicago at -130 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Pirates were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Angels. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -158 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 10-16 SU
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 16-9 SU
LA Dodgers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games
LA Dodgers is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Los Angeles Saturday, April 26