San Francisco Giants Home to the Pittsburgh Pirates in MLB Betting Odds Action

The San Francisco Giants will try to be nasty hosts on Monday when the Pittsburgh Pirates pay a visit to AT&T Park.

For the San Francisco Giants, Ryan Vogelsong gets the ball, charged with keeping the Pittsburgh Pirates hitters off the base paths. He'll face Gerrit Cole, 7-2 on the year.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Betting fans looking to pick the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates before the first pitch in this match found them as -120 moneyline favorites earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the over/under total of 6.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark computer prediction handicapping models run on this game pick a 5.5-4.8 victory for the Giants. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

San Francisco (30-22) will face the 26-24 Pirates in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and San Francisco vs Pittsburgh injuries news.

The San Francisco Giants sit at No. 2 in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Pittsburgh Pirates sit at No. 3 on the same chart.

Statistical Matchup

The game also pits San Francisco Giants No. 18-rated offense, averaging 4.12 runs per game, against a Pittsburgh Pirates defense that ranks No. 3 at 3.48 in runs allowed per game. The San Francisco Giants have averaged 9.42 hits per game so far, more than Pittsburgh Pirates batters have averaged on the year (8.66 hits per game).

San Francisco owns the No. 9 defense, allowing 4.12 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Pittsburgh's No. 3-rated defense.