Its Tuesday, July 29 and the Pirates (45-62) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (54-53).
Bailey Falter is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Justin Verlander for San Francisco.
The Bucs took the series opener, 6-5, last night. Veteran Andrew McCutcheon’s seventh inning two-run home run was the decisive blow in the series opener. The loss was the fourth straight for the Giants.
Lets dive into tonight’s game and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Pirates at Giants
- Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025
- Time: 9:45PM EST
- Site: Oracle Park
- City: San Francisco, CA
- Network/Streaming: SNP, NBCSBA, MLBN
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Odds for the Pirates at the Giants
The latest odds as of Tuesday:
- Moneyline: Pirates (+135), Giants (-161)
- Spread: Giants -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Pirates at Giants
- Pitching matchup for July 29, 2025: Bailey Falter vs. Justin Verlander
- Pirates: Bailey Falter (7-5, 3.82 ERA)
Last outing: July 23 vs. Detroit – 1.29 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 8 Strikeouts - Giants: Justin Verlander (1-8, 4.70 ERA)
Last outing: July 23 at Atlanta – 0.00 ERA, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 1 Hits Allowed, 5 Walks, and 3 Strikeouts
- Pirates: Bailey Falter (7-5, 3.82 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Pirates at Giants
- The Pirates have won 6 of their last 7 games
- Each of the last 4 games between the Pirates and the Giants have gone over the Total
- The Pirates have covered in 4 of their last 5 road games and are profiting 1.48 units over that span
- Rafael Devers is 0-7 over his last 2 games
- Matt Chapman is 4-13 over his last 3 games and 9-27 over his last 7.
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Pirates and the Giants
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday’s game between the Pirates and the Giants:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Pittsburgh Pirates at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.
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