Pirates vs Yankees Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Jul 20

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning in Game 5 of the baseball World Series, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in New York.
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  • The Pirates are -102 favorites vs the Yankees
  • Pirates vs Yankees Over / Under today: 7.5 Runs
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The Pittsburgh Pirates (-102) visit Yankee Stadium to take on the New York Yankees (-118) on July 20, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 pm in Bronx, NY.

This season, the Pirates are 52-48 against the spread (ATS), while the Yankees are 47-51 ATS.

Pirates vs Yankees Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Pirates starting pitcher: Braxton Ashcraft 9-3, 3.48 ERA
  • Yankees starting pitcher: Cam Schlittler 9-6, 2.20 ERA

Pirates vs. Yankees Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Pirates-1.5 +165O 7.5 -102-102
Yankees +1.5 -200U 7.5 -118-118

Pirates vs Yankees Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Yankees will win Monday‘s MLB game with 51.0% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Pirates players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Pirates Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Esmerlyn Valdez has hit the Home Runs Over in 5 of his last 7 games (+19.70 Units / 281% ROI)
  • Esmerlyn Valdez has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 16 of his last 20 games (+12.15 Units / 53% ROI)
  • Esmerlyn Valdez has hit the Runs Over in 16 of his last 25 games (+12.10 Units / 48% ROI)
  • Esmerlyn Valdez has hit the RBIs Over in his last 7 games (+11.50 Units / 164% ROI)
  • Esmerlyn Valdez has hit the Total Bases Over in 15 of his last 20 games (+11.25 Units / 47% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Yankees players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Yankees Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Cody Bellinger has hit the Runs Under in 22 of his last 25 games (+17.20 Units / 44% ROI)
  • Cody Bellinger has hit the RBIs Under in 22 of his last 25 games (+15.30 Units / 29% ROI)
  • Cody Bellinger has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 20 of his last 25 games (+14.90 Units / 51% ROI)
  • Austin Wells has hit the Total Bases Under in 18 of his last 25 games at home (+10.75 Units / 37% ROI)
  • Jazz Chisholm has hit the Walks Under in 20 of his last 25 games at home (+10.55 Units / 21% ROI)
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates have hit the Game Total Over in 30 of their last 45 games (+14.95 Units / 30% ROI)
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 17 of their last 22 games (+11.80 Units / 45% ROI)
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates have hit the Team Total Over in 16 of their last 21 games (+10.70 Units / 45% ROI)
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 28 of their last 45 away games (+8.30 Units / 15% ROI)
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates have covered the Run Line in 15 of their last 23 games (+6.25 Units / 21% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Team Total Under in 20 of their last 24 games at home (+15.30 Units / 51% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 19 of their last 25 games (+13.10 Units / 44% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Game Total Under in 16 of their last 24 games (+7.45 Units / 29% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have covered the Run Line in 6 of their last 7 games (+4.70 Units / 49% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Moneyline in 5 of their last 7 games (+3.35 Units / 39% ROI)

Pirates Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Pirates are 51-47 against the Run Line (+3.2 Units / 2.58% ROI).

  • 52-48 when betting on the Moneyline for -4.6 Units / -3.66% ROI
  • 58-39 when betting on the total runs Over for +15.25 Units / 13.86% ROI
  • 39-58 when betting on the total runs Under for -24.65 Units / -22.4% ROI

Yankees Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Yankees are 47-51 against the Run Line (-0.55 Units / -0.49% ROI).

  • 55-44 when betting on the Moneyline for -7.75 Units / -5.25% ROI
  • 43-52 when betting on the total runs Over for -14.8 Units / -13.5% ROI
  • 52-43 when betting on the total runs Under for +4.9 Units / 4.52% ROI

Yankees vs Pirates Home Run Prop Bets Today

Yes
Ben Rice +240
Brandon Lowe +310
Esmerlyn Valdez +310
Trent Grisham +340
Ryan O'Hearn +390

Yankees vs Pirates Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Nick Gonzales 0.5 -200 0.5 +150
Ben Rice 0.5 -200 0.5 +150
Bryan Reynolds 0.5 -200 0.5 +150
Paul Goldschmidt 0.5 -190 0.5 +140
Cody Bellinger 0.5 -190 0.5 +140

Yankees vs Pirates Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Ben Rice 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Austin Wells 0.5 -235 0.5 +175
Jasson Dominguez 0.5 -235 0.5 +175
Jared Triolo 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Trent Grisham 0.5 -225 0.5 +165

Pirates Keys to the Game vs. the Yankees

The Pirates are 29-19 (.604) after a loss this season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .485.

The Pirates are just 4-25 (.138) when allowing 10 or more hits this season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .248.

The Pirates are 40-9 (.816) when allowing 4 or fewer runs this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .726.

The Pirates are 40-9 (.816) when allowing 4 or fewer runs since the 2025 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .726.

Yankees Keys to the Game vs. the Pirates

The Yankees are 35-4 (.897) when they’ve hit 2 or more home runs this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .698.

The Yankees are 38-3 (.927) when scoring 5 or more runs this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .794.

The Yankees are 24-2 (.923) when they’ve had 10 or more hits this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .752.

The Yankees are 18-1 (.947) when they’ve had 5 or more XBH this season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .786.

Pirates hitters have an OBP of .352 (2,824 PA’s) against RHP this season — best in MLB.

The Pirates are batting .313 when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — best in MLB.

Pirates hitters have an OPS of .812 (1,987 PA’s) at home this season — best in MLB.

Pirates hitters have an OPS of .797 (2,180 PA’s) against starting pitchers this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters have 108 extra-base hits out of 270 total hits (40%) against LHP this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters are slugging .470 with runners on base this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters have drawn walks in 13% of their PA’s when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters have an OBP of just .236 (2,017 PA’s) with two-strikes this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

Pirates pitchers have a strikeout rate of 24% this season — tied for 5th best in MLB.

The Pirates pitchers have allowed division opponents to score first in just 34% of their games this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Pirates pitchers have walked 10% of batters when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — tied for 4th highest in MLB.

The Pirates have allowed 1.75 runs per game (175/100) in late innings this season — 3rd highest in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have an ERA of 3.11 (462.2 IP) on the road this season — best in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have an ERA of 3.40 (878.2 IP) this season — best in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 45% against Yankees pitchers this season — 5th highest in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of 88.4 MPH (2,353 batted balls) this season — tied for 5th best in MLB.

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