Saturday, May 03, 2008

Pirates-Nationals Vegas Betting Odds

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Nationals Park.
Paul Maholm will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Lefthander Maholm is 2-2 this season with a 3.26 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Matt Chico who starts for the Nationals. Lefthander Chico is 0-5 with a 6.68 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Jose Bautista belted two home runs and the Pirates crushed the Nationals 11-4 on Friday, as -150 favorites. The 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9).
Bautista finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs for the Pirates. Damaso Marte tossed two scoreless innings of relief for the win.
Felipe Lopez went 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Nationals. John Lannan gave up six runs off six hits over three innings in the loss.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 12-17 SU
Washington: 12-18 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

Washington most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 3-7
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
Pittsburgh is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Washington
Pittsburgh is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Washington home to Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 4
Stevie Vincent is the founder of the ground-breaking betting science of forensic handicapping and the former Executive Editor of the Freescoreboard Tailgate Party. His BetOnSports360 sports betting plays are available exclusively at OffshoreInsiders.com 
  

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