BetAnySports’ MLB Pick of the Week: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates- Tuesday, July 22

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates- Tuesday, July 22


BetAnySports’ current line: Pirates -118/108 and the total is 8 -110


The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates will continue a
three-game set at PNC Park this week with Game 2 this Tuesday night with
a scheduled start of 7:05 p.m. (ET). Josh Beckett is scheduled to get
the start for the Dodgers and Vance Worley is penciled-in as the starter
for Pittsburgh. The Pirates have been opened by BetAnySports as 110 favorites at home and the total has been set at 8.


The Dodgers (55-45) head into this series tied with San Francisco for
the lead in the NL West. They dropped two of three to St. Louis on the
road this past weekend to kick things off in the second half of the MLB
regular season. They avoided a sweep with a 4-3 victory on Sunday with
staff ace Clayton Kershaw on the mound. BetAnySports’ closing MLB
moneyline listed Los Angeles as a prohibitive 174 road favorite in that
game. The Dodgers have been opened as 113 road favorites for Monday’s
series opener against Pittsburgh with the total set at 7.5.


Los Angeles remains one of the top scoring teams in the NL with an
average of 4.12 runs a game. Its pitching is also ranked near the top of
the list with a 3.30 team ERA. Beckett recently spent some time on the
DL with a hip injury and he will be making his first start since July 6.
The right-hander is 6-5 this season with a 2.26 ERA in 17 previous
starts.


Pittsburgh finds itself in the thick of the NL Central Division race
with an overall record of 52-46. It is an even 5-5 in its last 10 games,
but coming off a three-game sweep of Colorado this past weekend. The
Pirates outscored the Rockies 12-7 in that series to improve to 32-20 at
home this year. They are now a game and a half behind both Milwaukee
and St. Louis heading into this series.


This is another team that has gotten some solid production at the
plate this season with an average of 4.11 runs a game. The issue through
much of the first half has been an inconsistent pitching staff that is
ranked ninth in the NL with a team ERA of 3.69. Worley has been in and
out of the starting rotation and he will be making his first start since
July 8. The right-hander has been tagged for nine earned runs on 17
combined hits in his last three starts.


Both of these starters come into Tuesday’s game with more questions
than answers when it comes to current form. Given the ability that both
of these teams have to score runs I am going with the OVER 8 on BetAnySports’ betting odds for this game.

BetAnySports’ MLB Pick of the Week: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates- Tuesday, July 22