Miami Marlins (2-1) vs Pittsburgh Pirates (1-2)
Game Info: Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 1:40 pm (loanDepot park)
The Line: Betting Odds: Miami Marlins -108 / Pittsburgh Pirates -112 — Over/Under: 8
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins meet Sunday in MLB action at loanDepot park. Here’s a Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins Prediction. This article will include a Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins Pick.
Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 1-2 on the year and play the Rays, Yankees, and Cardinals next. The Pirates have to feel like they should be 3-0 on the season, but they haven’t shown the ability to finish games and their bullpen is falling apart. If the Pirates were going to make something of this season, they had to take advantage of games like this. With the AL East up next, the Pirates could put themselves in a hole early. Joey Bart leads the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 hits and 1 RBI, while Bryan Reynolds and Isiah Kiner-Falefa have combined for 6 hits and 2 RBI.
Andrew Heaney gets the ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he was 5-14 with a 4.28 ERA and 159 strikeouts last season. Heaney is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Miami Marlins.
Miami Marlins Betting Preview
The Miami Marlins are 2-1 on the year and play the Mets, Braves, and Nationals next. The Marlins have been the surprise team of the week with wins in two of their three games, and both wins have come in walk-off fashion. It’s early and there’s plenty of time for the Marlins to crash and burn, but winning in exciting ways does wonders for a clubhouse. It’ll be interesting to see if the Marlins can build on such efforts. Otto Lopez leads the Miami Marlins with 5 hits and 4 RBI, while Kyle Stowers and Dane Myers have combined for 8 hits and 4 RBI.
Max Meyer gets the ball for the Miami Marlins, and he was 3-5 with a 5.68 ERA and 46 strikeouts last season. This will be Meyer’s second career game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Why the Miami Marlins will win
- The underdogs have won six of the Marlins’ last seven games.
- The Pirates have lost three of their last four games as favorites.
- The Marlins have covered the run line in each of their last seven games as underdogs.
- The Pirates have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight day games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Pirates have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
Why the Pittsburgh Pirates will win
- The Marlins have lost seven of their last eight home games against National League opponents following a home win.
- The Pirates have won nine of their last 11 games against the Marlins.
- The Pirates have covered the run line in each of their last six games after going to extra innings.
- The Marlins have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games as home underdogs following an extra innings win.
- The Pirates have led after 3 innings in six of their last eight games as favorites against NL East opponents.
- The Pirates have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight games as favorites against NL East opponents.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins Prediction
Max Meyer wasn’t good last year, but he was coming off an injury that kept him out of the entire 2023 season, so we’ll shoot him some bail. Andrew Heaney was drafted by the Marlins over a decade ago, so he’ll be up for this one, and he has owned the fish in two games previously. Still, the Marlins likely won’t have a ton of betting value this season and these are spots you can take advantage of them. The Pirates aren’t good. The Marlins are at home and they’re riding on cloud nine after two walk-off wins this week. I’ll ride the momentum and take the Marlins on Sunday afternoon.