Reds-Pirates Pointspread Pointers

The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at PNC Park. The Reds will give the ball to starter Edison Volquez in this one. Righthander Volquez is 13-4 this season with a 2.97 ERA. It'll be Jeff Karstens toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Righthander Karstens is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Red lost to Houston 13-4 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Ryan Hanigan hit a two-run home run for Cincinnati, while Aaron Harang was pounded for eight runs on nine hits in four innings. The Pirates scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning on Monday afternoon to get past the Mets by a final tally of 7-5. The Pirates pulled out the victory as +185 road underdogs in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (9). Current streak: Cincinnati has lost 6 straight games. Team records: Cincinnati: 52-67 SU Pittsburgh: 54-64 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After playing Houston are 1-9 After a loss are 2-8 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 8-2 Before playing Cincinnati are 4-6 After playing NY Mets are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh Cincinnati is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati Next up: Pittsburgh home to Cincinnati, Wednesday, August 13