Blue Jays vs. Pirates Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 22

The Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates square off in the first of a three-game series on Friday at Rogers Centre, at 7:07 p.m. ET. Kevin Gausman (3-3, 3.61 ERA) will start for the Blue Jays, who are 23-27 this season and third in the AL East. Bubba Chandler (1-5, 5.14 ERA) is expected to start for the Pirates, who are 26-24 and fourth in the NL Central.

At home, the Blue Jays are favored to win on the moneyline (-162) over the Pirates (+136). The contest has an over/under set at 8.

Blue Jays vs. Pirates Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Friday, May 22, 2026
• Game time: 7:07 p.m. ET
• Location: Toronto, Ontario
• Stadium: Rogers Centre
• Favorite: Blue Jays (-162)
• Underdog: Pirates (+136)
• Over/under: 8

How to Watch Blue Jays vs. Pirates

• TV Channel: SN1 and SportsNet PT
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Blue Jays vs. Pirates: Betting the Moneyline

• The Blue Jays have been the moneyline favorite 29 total times this season. They've finished 16-13 in those games.
• Pittsburgh has been pegged as an underdog in 20 games this year and has walked away with the win seven times (35%) in those games.
• Toronto has a record of 4-4 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -162 on the moneyline.
• This season, the Pirates have been victorious one time in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +136 or longer on the moneyline.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Blue Jays have an implied win probability of 61.8%.
• The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 42.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Blue Jays vs. Pirates: Betting the Spread & Total

• In the 50 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Blue Jays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 23 times (23-25-2).
• So far this season, Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 27 of its 50 games with a total.
• The Blue Jays have a 24-26-0 record ATS this season (covering 48% of the time).
• In 50 games with a line this season, the Pirates have a mark of 26-24-0 against the spread.