{"id":490165,"date":"2026-08-21T06:14:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/get-betting-tips-and-odds-for-pirates-vs-dodgers-8-21-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:08:05","slug":"get-betting-tips-and-odds-for-pirates-vs-dodgers-8-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/get-betting-tips-and-odds-for-pirates-vs-dodgers-8-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Betting Tips and Odds for Pirates vs Dodgers &#8211; 8\/21\/2026"},"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\/LAD.png\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Los Angeles Dodgers<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+200<\/span><span>O\/U: 8<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>-235<\/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 15.5 Pitching Outs (+120\/-155)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bubba Chandler to throw 83 pitches today (7th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Pitchers who throw relatively few pitches are more likely to get pulled from the game earlier, record fewer outs, and generate fewer strikeouts.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Brandon Lowe &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-150\/+115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Brandon Lowe pulls many of his flyballs (38.9% \u2014 96th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball&#8217;s 8th-deepest RF fences in today&#8217;s game.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; 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