Dodgers vs. Pirates Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 2

Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers will take on Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in the first of a three-game series, Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Dodgers are the favorite in this one, at -175, while the underdog Pirates have +145 odds to play spoiler. Los Angeles is favored on the run line (-1.5). An 8.5-run total has been set for the game.

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Dodgers-Pirates game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Dodgers vs. Pirates Game Information & Odds

• When: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 6:40 p.m. ET
• Where: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet PT and SportsNet LA

Dodgers vs. Pirates Prediction

• Score Prediction: Dodgers 5, Pirates 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Dodgers 51%, Pirates 49%

Dodgers vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• This season, the Dodgers have been favored 120 times and won 70, or 58.3%, of those games.
• This season Los Angeles has won 42 of its 69 games, or 60.9%, when favored by at least -175 on the moneyline.
• The Dodgers have a 63.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Pirates have been chosen as underdogs in 96 games this year and have walked away with the win 40 times (41.7%) in those games.
• Pittsburgh has a mark of 10-23 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +145 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 40.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Dodgers Recent Betting Performance

• The Dodgers have a 5-4 record from the nine games they were favored on the moneyline over their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 outings, the Dodgers and their opponents combined to hit the over on the run total two times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Dodgers' record against the spread is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Dodgers Recent Stats

Dodgers Player Insights

• Shohei Ohtani has a team-best 45 home runs and 85 runs batted in.
• Ohtani is third in home runs and 17th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Betts has 18 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 53 walks while hitting .250.
• Betts ranks 125th in homers and 96th in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Betts has three straight games with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a double, four walks and an RBI.
• Freddie Freeman has racked up a team-best batting average of .300.
• Freeman is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .235 with four doubles, three walks and an RBI.
• Andy Pages is batting .275 with 22 doubles, a triple, 23 home runs and 27 walks.
• Pages is riding a seven-game hitting streak into this one. During his last 10 games he is batting .306 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and seven RBIs.

Dodgers Team Props

Pirates Recent Betting Performance

• The Pirates have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Pirates and their opponents have failed to hit the over six times.
• The Pirates have eight wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Pirates Recent Stats

Pirates Player Insights

• Reynolds has driven in a team-leading 68 runs batted in.
• In all of MLB, Reynolds is 125th in home runs and 61st in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz has shown his power as he paces his team with 19 home runs.
• Among all major league batters, Cruz ranks 67th in homers and 119th in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen leads the Pirates' lineup with a .246 batting average.
• Tommy Pham has 15 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 39 walks while batting .264.

Pirates Team Props

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