Friday, June 04, 2010

MLB Odds: Giants vs Pirates

 

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at PNC Park.
Jonathan Sanchez will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Lefthander Sanchez is 3-4 this season with a 2.90 ERA.
Sanchez's opponent in this one will be Zach Duke. The Pirates ace lefthander has a 5.09 ERA to go along with a 3-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Aaron Rowand knocked in a pair of runs to give the Giants a 4-1 win over the Rockies on Wednesday, as -140 favorites. That game's five runs went UNDER the posted over/under 7) set by sportsbooks.
Matt Cain tossed eight innings for the win, allowing one run on four hits. Brian Wilson tossed a perfect ninth to pick up his 13th save.
Neil Walker's two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Pirates past the Cubs 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Pittsburgh cashed as +135 home underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers.
Garrett Jones was 2-for-4 with a homer for the Pirates, as Joel Hanrahan picked up the win in relief of Jeff Karstens for Pittsburgh.
Current streak:
Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
San Francisco: 28-24 SU
Pittsburgh: 22-31 SU
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing San Francisco are 3-7
After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing San Francisco
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to San Francisco, Saturday, June 5

Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.

 

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