Marlins-Pirates Who Will Cover?

The Florida Marlins will be trying to extend a winning streak on Monday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

Lefthander Mark Hendrickson will take the mound for the Marlins to start this game. Hendrickson is 3-1 this season with a 3.97 ERA.

The Pirates will counter Hendrickson with Matt Morris. Righthander Morris has a 7.02 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 108-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Marlins defeated Washington 6-1 as a -145 favorite last time out. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Hanley Ramirez clubbed two home runs and had three RBI for Florida, while Scott Olsen improved to 3-0 after allowing only one run on three hits over seven innings in the win.

The Pirates lost to the Cubs 13-6 as a +140 underdog last time out. The 19 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Ryan Doumit hit two solo home runs for Pittsburgh and Zach Duke took the look after allowing five runs on eight hits over four innings.

Current streak:
Florida has won 2 straight games.
Pittsburgh has lost 5 straight games.

Team records:
Florida: 11-7 SU
Pittsburgh: 7-11 SU

Florida most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing Washington are 9-1
After a win are 6-4

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Monday are 1-9
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Florida is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games at home
Pittsburgh is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Florida

Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Florida, Tuesday, April 22

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