MLB Handicapping: Brewers vs Pirates

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at PNC Park. The Brewers will give the ball to starter Chris Narveson in this one. Lefthander Narveson is 2-1 this season with a 4.43 ERA. It'll be Paul Maholm toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Lefthander Maholm is 3-3 with a 4.40 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Pirates scored three runs in the seventh inning and came back to defeat the Brewers 6-4 on Wednesday, as +113 underdogs. That game's 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Javier Lopez earned the win in relief, and Octavio Dotel notched his ninth save. Randy Wolf was rocked for 10 hits and six earned runs in his 6 1-3 innings for the Brewers in this loss. Current streak: Milwaukee has lost 9 straight games. Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games. Team records: Milwaukee: 15-25 SU Pittsburgh: 18-22 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Minnesota are 3-7 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a loss are 2-8 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 6-4 After playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Milwaukee is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh Milwaukee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Pittsburgh is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Milwaukee Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Next up: Milwaukee at Minnesota, Friday, May 21 Pittsburgh home to Atlanta, Friday, May 21 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.