Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/27/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+220) Los Angeles (-275)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (10-16) are traveling to Dodger Stadium on Sunday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers (16-9). The odds on this game have Pittsburgh at +220 while Los Angeles is opening at -275. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Bailey Falter and Tyler Glasnow.

As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are compiling 3.6 runs per contest, which is 24th in MLB. They are sitting with 93 runs scored and have an OBP of .302. The Pirates have tallied 32 doubles as a unit and have hit 20 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 92 runs batted in as well as 194 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .223. Pittsburgh is slugging .341 and have been called out on strikes 230 times, while taking a walk on 92 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.65 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 18 long balls and 110 runs (18th in MLB). Pittsburgh has yielded 196 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 101 earned runs. The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 3.86 on the year (12th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 207 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 78 batters and their FIP is 3.41 as a squad on the campaign.

The Pirates have dispatched 85 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 33 runners so far this year with 30.3% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 5 saves so far this season and have blown 4 of their 9 chances to save the game. The Pirates relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 55.6% and have stepped onto the mound in 26 save situations. The relievers have 17 holds this year (14th in the league). Pirates bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 23 times in addition to having 32 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pirates have converted 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,118 innings on the field, which has them ranked 11th in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned a total of 706 putouts for the season, as well as 237 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which is 26th in baseball, and have accumulated 21 double plays.

Falter has taken the hill for 366 innings and has tallied 285 strikeouts in his MLB career. Falter (19-25 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.60 while facing 1,528 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.67 (190 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.283. He has allowed 375 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 95 walks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers hold an OBP of .311 as well as a batting average of .231 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 210 occasions (14th in the league) and have accounted for 188 base knocks. Los Angeles has 41 home runs so far this year to go along with 113 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a team SLG% of .426 and they score 4.64 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have hit 32 doubles, while walking 87 times and scoring 116 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.305 with a FIP of 3.71 as a unit this season. They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 188. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 108 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.97 (97 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.90 (242 strikeouts against 99 bases on balls). They have conceded 25 long balls and they surrender 4.42 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.2% of 18 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 31 times in high leverage situations in addition to 14 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 48 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 29 holds and 6 blown saves. They are currently ranked 14th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.7%, and they have sent 100 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 17 save opportunities and they have tallied 11 saves.

In 1,980 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (19th in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 16 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (7th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 199 assists, 10 errors and are sitting with 660 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Glasnow has conceded 529 hits while accumulating 869 punch outs in 680 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 288 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.156 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.38 and he has faced 2,791 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Glasnow (40-33 career mark) is the owner of a 3.81 ERA while allowing 7.0 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+220)

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