MLB Sports Handicapping: Pirates vs Phillies

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Citizens Bank Park will be treated to a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies when they take their seats on Tuesday. The Pirates will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace lefthander Zach Duke in this game. Duke has a 2-4 record and a 5.56 ERA this season. It'll be ace Roy Halladay toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Halladay is 6-1 with a 1.59 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 330-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ryan Howard went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and six runs batted in, as the Phillies drilled the Pirates 12-2 on Monday night. Philadelphia cashed as -200 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 10-run total set by oddsmakers. Jayson Werth was 2-for-5 with a three-run shot and four RBIs for the Phillies, as winning pitcher Kyle Kendrick allowed two runs over eight innings for Philadelphia. Delwyn Young had a big fly and two RBIs for Pittsburgh, while Charlie Morton was tagged for six runs over four innings to take the loss for the Pirates. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games. Philadelphia has won 4 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 16-22 SU Philadelphia: 24-13 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After playing Philadelphia are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After playing Pittsburgh are 8-2 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing Philadelphia Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh Next up: Pittsburgh home to Milwaukee, Wednesday, May 19 Philadelphia home to Chi Cubs, Wednesday, May 19 Because the MasterLockLine monitors each and every one of the nation's top sports service, handicappers, tip sheets and syndicates, you will get every Game of the Year play worth betting. Every last one in the industry is yours. That's why you get more legitimate service betting service Games of the Year on the MasterLockLine than anyone else.