Giants vs. Pirates Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 8
08 May 2026

The San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates clash on Friday at 10:15 p.m. ET, opening a three-game series at Oracle Park. Robbie Ray (2-4, 2.95 ERA) will start for the Giants, who are 14-23 this season and fifth in the NL West. Carmen Mlodzinski (2-2, 4.76 ERA) is the expected starter for the Pirates, who are 21-17 and third in the NL Central.
Bookmakers expect a close matchup between the Giants (-112 to win) and the Pirates (-107). The game's over/under is 7.5.
Giants vs. Pirates Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Friday, May 8, 2026
- Game time: 10:15 p.m. ET
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Stadium: Oracle Park
- Favorite: Giants (-112)
- Underdog: Pirates (-107)
- Over/under: 7.5
How to Watch Giants vs. Pirates
- TV Channel: NBCS-BA and SportsNet PT
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
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Giants vs. Pirates: Betting the Moneyline
- The Giants have won five of the 13 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (38.5%).
- Pittsburgh has won in six, or 40%, of the 15 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- San Francisco is 3-6 this season when entering a game favored by -112 or more on the moneyline.
- This season, the Pirates have come away with a win six times in 15 chances when named as an underdog of at least -107 or longer on the moneyline.
- Based on this game's moneyline, the Giants have an implied win probability of 52.8%.
- The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 51.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Giants vs. Pirates: Betting the Spread & Total
- The Giants have combined with opponents to go over the total 15 times this season for a 15-19-3 record against the over/under.
- Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 20 of 38 chances this season.
- The Giants have collected a 15-22-0 record against the spread this season (covering 40.5% of the time).
- The Pirates are 20-18-0 against the spread in their 38 games that had a posted line this season.
