Giants vs Pirates Betting Odds and Pick – August 23, 2015

The Pittsburgh Pirates have paid out on the baseball odds board in nine of Francisco Liriano's last 10 trips to the mound with the lefthander getting the ball for them on Sunday night at home against the San Francisco Giants.

Liriano is 8-6 with a 3.35 ERA on the season, and he gave up five runs over seven innings against the D-Backs last time out in a game the Pirates won 9-8. Ryan Vogelsong (9-8, 3.93 ERA) is in line for the start for the Giants.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The Pittsburgh Pirates were listed as -175 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while odds makers set the Sportsbook total line around 7 earlier at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark computer score prediction models pick a possible 5.5-5 win for the Giants on Sunday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

Pittsburgh (73-48) will face the 66-57 Giants in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Pittsburgh vs San Francisco injuries news.

The Pittsburgh Pirates sit at No. 6 in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the San Francisco Giants sit at No. 7 on the same chart.

Statistical Matchup

On offense, it's a battle between the Pittsburgh Pirates and its No. 13-rated batting order, averaging 4.26 runs per nine innings, against the No. 10 line up of the San Francisco Giants at 4.31 runs per outing.

San Francisco brings the No. 7-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Pirates's No. 4-ranked defense.