Dodgers vs. Pirates Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/30/2022

The Los Angeles Dodgers (33-14), led by Trea Turner and a 21-game hitting streak, will meet the Pittsburgh Pirates (19-27) on Monday at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers are -327 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 10:10 PM ET. Walker Buehler gets the starting nod for Los Angeles while Zach Thompson is Pittsburgh’s starter for the contest.

Dodgers vs. Pirates Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Dodgers vs. Pirates

Our computer pick: Pittsburgh Pirates (+261) and Over (8)

Dodgers vs. Pirates Game Info

• Los Angeles Dodgers probable starting pitcher: Walker Buehler
• Pittsburgh Pirates probable starting pitcher: Zach Thompson
• Game Day: Monday, May 30, 2022
• Game Time: 10:10 PM ET
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Stadium: Dodger Stadium

Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Matchup

Dodgers Starter Walker Buehler

• Buehler (6-1) gets the starting nod for the Dodgers in his 10th start of the season. He has a 2.91 ERA in 52 2/3 innings pitched, with 42 strikeouts.
• The right-hander’s most recent time out came on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, when he tossed six innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing six hits.
• The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.91, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opposing hitters have a .250 batting average against him.
• Buehler has three quality starts under his belt this season.
• Buehler will look to pitch five or more innings for his 10th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing.
• He will take the hill against a Pirates team that is batting .221 as a unit (27th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .348 (28th in MLB) with 36 total home runs (25th in MLB).
• This season, the 27-year-old ranks 22nd in ERA (2.91), 37th in WHIP (1.234), and 42nd in K/9 (7.2) among pitchers who qualify.

Pirates Starter Zach Thompson

• Thompson (2-4) will take to the mound for the Pirates and make his ninth start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up four earned runs in three innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Colorado Rockies.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 5.50 and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .277 in nine games this season.
• In eight starts this season, he’s earned one quality start.
• Thompson has made three starts of five or more innings in eight chances this season, and averages 3.2 frames when he pitches.
• The Dodgers are batting .253 this season, fourth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .429 (first in the league) with 55 home runs.

Dodgers Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Dodgers have been favored 51 times and won 35, or 68.6%, of those games.
• Los Angeles has played as a favorite of -327 or more once this season and lost that game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Dodgers have a 76.6% chance to win.
• Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 24 of their 52 games with a total this season.
• The Dodgers are 31-21-0 against the spread this season.

Pirates Betting Picks & Insights

• The Pirates have been underdogs in 35 games this season and have come away with the win 13 times (37.1%) in those contests.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given Pittsburgh this season with a +261 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 27.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• Pittsburgh and their opponents have gone over in 17 of their 46 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Pirates are 22-24-0 against the spread in their 46 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Dodgers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Mookie Betts leads the Dodgers with 14 home runs.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Betts is second in home runs and 12th in RBI.
• Freddie Freeman’s .306 batting average leads his team.
• Freeman ranks 107th in home runs and 16th in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Turner has put up a team-best 40 runs batted in.
• Turner will look to build on his 21-game hitting in this game. During his last 10 games he is batting .359 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, four walks and 12 RBI.
• Justin Turner is batting .224 with 14 doubles, four home runs and 13 walks.

Pirates Leaders & Batting Stats

• Ke’Bryan Hayes paces the Pirates with a .284 batting average.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Hayes’ home run total is 281st and his RBI tally is 146th.
• Hayes takes a hitting streak of two games into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and six RBI.
• Bryan Reynolds has shown off his power as he paces his team with six home runs.
• Reynolds ranks 53rd in home runs and 231st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Michael Chavis is batting .286 with five doubles, two triples, four home runs and five walks.
• Diego Castillo has six doubles, two home runs and four walks while batting .236.

Betting Tips for Dodgers vs. Pirates

Our best bet is the Pirates on the moneyline at +261 after analyzing all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 8 runs.