{"id":376897,"date":"2026-05-22T02:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/betting-odds-and-picks-for-pirates-vs-blue-jays-5-22-26\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:18:02","slug":"betting-odds-and-picks-for-pirates-vs-blue-jays-5-22-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/betting-odds-and-picks-for-pirates-vs-blue-jays-5-22-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Betting Odds and Picks for Pirates vs Blue Jays &#8211; 5\/22\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/PIT.png\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Pirates logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Pittsburgh Pirates<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/TOR.png\" alt=\"Toronto Blue Jays logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Toronto Blue Jays<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+140<\/span><span>O\/U: 8<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>-165<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Pittsburgh Pirates Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Bubba Chandler &#8211; Over\/Under 14.5 Pitching Outs (-180\/+140)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Tallying 14 outs per GS this year on average, Bubba Chandler places in the 14th percentile.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> A pitcher who averages more outs per start than his Outs prop may be a good bet to go over, and visa-versa for the under.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Brandon Lowe &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+130\/-170)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Brandon Lowe has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.6-mph to 100.3-mph over the past 7 days.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Pittsburgh Pirates &#8211;  2H Moneyline<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen ranks as the 7th-best in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a strong bullpen sneakily creates a tougher matchup for the opposing offense and suppresses a game&#8217;s runs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Toronto Blue Jays Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Kevin Gausman &#8211; Over\/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-160\/+125)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are typically a pitcher&#8217;s least effective pitch.  Kevin Gausman has relied on his fastball a lot this year, though: 53.5% of the time, grading out in the 100th percentile.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Fastballs are the one easiest pitches to hit and generate few strikeouts, so pitchers who rely too heavily on them tend to be less effective than they otherwise would be.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>George Springer &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+125\/-165)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">George Springer has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 30.0 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a fair amount lower than his 35.2 Expected HR\/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)&#8217;s interpretation of Statcast data.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> xHR uses highly advanced Statcast data to measure a player&#8217;s home run ability more accurately than actual home runs can.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Vladimir Guerrero Jr &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+110\/-140)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% \u2014 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he&#8217;ll be hitting towards the game&#8217;s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Toronto Blue Jays &#8211; Run Line -1.5 (+135)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the Run Line in 23 of their last 40 games (+5.30 Units \/ 10% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Pittsburgh Pirates &#8211; 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line +0.5 (-115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Pittsburgh Pirates have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 30 of their last 50 away games (+8.65 Units \/ 15% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Jesus Sanchez &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-130\/+100)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Jesus Sanchez has hit the Total Bases Over in 12 of his last 15 games at home (+9.95 Units \/ 53% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"2.10.1\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"BETTING\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"0\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh Pirates @ Toronto Blue Jays +140O\/U: 8(-110\/-110)-165 Pittsburgh Pirates Insights Bubba Chandler &#8211; Over\/Under 14.5 Pitching Outs (-180\/+140) Tallying 14 outs per GS this year on average, Bubba Chandler&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[283,286,287,289,288,284,1043,285,816,430,73,282,281,9,31,164],"class_list":["post-376897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-game-previews","tag-bets","tag-betting-guide","tag-betting-line","tag-betting-odds","tag-betting-tips","tag-betting-trends","tag-bubba-chandler","tag-expert-picks","tag-jake-mangum","tag-kevin-gausman","tag-mlb","tag-odds","tag-picks","tag-pittsburgh-pirates","tag-toronto-blue-jays","tag-vladimir-guerrero-jr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Betting Odds and Picks for Pirates vs Blue Jays - 5\/22\/26 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore our expert betting tips and picks for Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Toronto Blue Jays on May 22, 2026. 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