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Blue Jays @ Pirates

Blue Jays
12
Final
Pirates
Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 12:35 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML -158 · SPR +1.5 · O/U 8.5

Archived game: the closing market as it stood at kickoff, kept permanently at this URL. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.

Matchup summary

Final: Pirates beat the Blue Jays 2-1 at home. The market closed with Blue Jays at -158 on the moneyline and the total at 8.5. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

Market data captured (closing state as of ) · source: Action Network's closing consensus for this game · permanent record at this URL

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Blue Jays vs Pirates betting splits

Where was the money on Blue Jays vs Pirates?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadBlue Jays89%84%-1.5 (+103)
Pirates11%16%+1.5 (-123)
TotalOver93%92%O 8.5 (-116)
Under7%8%U 8.5 (+101)
MoneylineBlue Jays88%95%-158
Pirates12%5%+129

89% of spread tickets and 84% of spread money were on the Blue Jays, so the Blue Jays drew more tickets than money and the average Pirates bet was larger.

93% of total tickets and 92% of total money were on the over, so the over drew more tickets than money and the average under bet was larger.

88% of moneyline tickets and 95% of moneyline money were on the Blue Jays, so the average Blue Jays bet was larger than the average Pirates bet.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Blue Jays vs Pirates?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Pirates)+1.5+1.50
Total8.58.50

The Blue Jays opened -1.5 and closed -1.5: the spread has not moved.

The total opened 8.5 and closed 8.5: it has not moved.

Why the line moved

Why did the Blue Jays vs Pirates line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Pirates +1.5) even with 84% of the spread money on the Blue Jays. The total did not move from its opening number (8.5) even with 92% of the total money on the over. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.

Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen; there is no historical dataset for this sport yet.

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Blue Jays vs Pirates Final Score, Closing Odds & Betting Splits — Aug 20, 2025 | Locksmith