Pirates (+110) over Marlins
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- The Marlins are going with AJ Puk on the mound today, who is making his first career start as a MLB pitcher after extensive time in the bullpen.
- The Pirates did win the opening game between these teams in 12 innings and they should put up a fight in this game as well.
The Pittsburgh Pirates face off against the Miami Marlins on March 29, 2024, at 7:10 pm ET. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Pirates are the underdogs with +110 odds, while the Marlins are favored at -130. Early betting trends show the Marlins are receiving 91% of the moneyline bets, with the Pirates only getting 9%. The initial total of 8.0 has 60% of bets on the under and 40% on the over. Don't miss this exciting matchup between these two MLB teams!
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In Friday’s Pirates vs Marlins matchup, expect the Pittsburgh Pirates to win a second straight game to start their season. Pittsburgh beat the Marlins 6-5 in 12 innings on Thursday and they send Martin Perez to the mound tonight, who went 10-4 as a member of the Texas Rangers a season ago. Against a pitcher in AJ Puk who is making his first career start, the Bucs have the pitching advantage in this game and should improve to 2-0.
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39-42 Home 30-51 37-44 Road 32-49 52-63 vRHP 51-55 24-23 vLHP 11-45 44-61 vs>.500 42-61 32-25 vs<.500 20-39 5-5 Last10 6-4 10-10 Last20 9-11 14-16 Last30 14-16 Team Stats
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4.60 ERA 4.18 .252 Batting Avg Against .242 1.40 WHIP 1.28 .304 BABIP .302 9.4% BB% 8.3% 21.9% K% 25.2% 70.4% LOB% 72.5% .235 Batting Avg .262 .388 SLG .402 .700 OPS .719 .313 OBP .317 Pitchers
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N/A Innings 39.1 N/A GS 0 N/A W-L 5-5 N/A ERA 4.58 N/A K/9 12.58 N/A BB/9 1.83 N/A HR/9 1.60 N/A LOB% 63.8% N/A HR/FB% 16.7% N/A FIP 3.47 N/A xFIP 2.91 Recent Starts
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