Blue Jays vs. Pirates prediction: Toronto predicted to win Monday's MLB matchup [8/18/2025]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto bluejays will meet in MLB action at PNC Park on Monday, starting at 6:40PM ET.

The Pirates will send Paul Skenes (7-9, 2.13 ERA) to the mound, pitting him against Kevin Gausman (8-9, 3.78 ERA) for the Blue Jays.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced MLB model predicts the Blue Jays as the most likely winner of today's game.

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Pirates vs. Blue Jays prediction: Who will win?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Monday's MLB matchup between the Blue Jays and Pirates 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Blue Jays a 51% chance of defeating the Pirates.

According to our model, the 7-run over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

Blue Jays vs. Pirates odds [8/18/2025]

We have researched the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Blue Jays	Pirates
Moneyline	-103	-110
Total	o7 (+102)	u7 (-120)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Blue Jays vs. Pirates game-day updates and essential details

Monday's MLB action between the Pirates and Blue Jays at PNC Park is scheduled to start at 6:40PM ET.

• Who: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
• Date: Monday, August 18, 2025
• Time: 6:40PM ET/3:40PM PT
• Venue: PNC Park

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Conclusion

We predict the Blue Jays, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat the Pirates on Monday.

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