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Toronto Blue Jays vs Pittsburgh Pirates 8/20/2025

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are 35-30 at home this season and the Toronto Blue Jays are 32-32 on the road this season. This is a close match-up with both teams having a 45 to 55 percent chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt is forecasted to have a better game than Pirates starter Johan Oviedo. Chris Bassitt has a 55% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Johan Oviedo has a 48% chance of a QS. If Chris Bassitt has a quality start the Blue Jays has a 72% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.8 and he has a 39% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Blue Jays win 55%. In Johan Oviedo quality starts the Pirates win 66%. He has a 10% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 66% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Pittsburgh Pirates is Bryan Reynolds who averaged 1.89 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 30% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Pirates have a 62% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Toronto Blue Jays is George Springer who averaged 2.29 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 39% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Blue Jays have a 67% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Pittsburgh Pirates

Toronto Blue JaysRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road32-32, 50% -70Record at Home35-30, 54% 535Pittsburgh Pirates
VS Pittsburgh Pirates1-1, 50% -36VS Toronto Blue Jays1-1, 50% -9Pittsburgh Pirates
vs Team Under .50040-24, 62% 647vs Team .500 or Better26-48, 35% -1487Toronto Blue Jays
Record as Road Favorite12-13, 48% -514Record as Home Underdog23-15, 61% 1171Pittsburgh Pirates
When Chris Bassitt Starts15-9, 62% 355When Johan Oviedo Starts1-0, 100% 104Toronto Blue Jays

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Pittsburgh Pirates

Toronto Blue JaysRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road9-7, 56% 105Record at Home9-6, 60% 227Pittsburgh Pirates
VS Pittsburgh Pirates1-1, 50% -36VS Toronto Blue Jays1-1, 50% -9Pittsburgh Pirates
vs Team .500 or Better11-11, 50% 23vs Team .500 or Better7-8, 47% -85Toronto Blue Jays
Record as Road Favorite4-3, 57% -102Record as Home Underdog6-3, 67% 333Pittsburgh Pirates
When Chris Bassitt Starts2-3, 40% -94When Johan Oviedo Starts1-0, 100% 104Pittsburgh Pirates

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Toronto Blue JaysRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD33-28, 54% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME27-32, 46% OverN/A
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS11-3, 79% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS5-8, 38% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON35-43, 45% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON43-38, 53% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Chris Bassitt STARTS12-11, 52% OverOVER-UNDER IN Johan Oviedo STARTS1-0, 100% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 34-30, 53% -103 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 32-33, 49% +54 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 10-6, 62% +330 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 6-9, 40% -287

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 34-30, 53% -279 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 33-32, 51% -431 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 9-7, 56% -84 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 10-5, 67% +363

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 24-32, 43% -1120 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 25-29, 46% -690 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 4-9, 31% -590 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 6-6, 50% -60

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