Astros vs Pirates Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Pittsburgh Pirates will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Houston Astros at PNC Park. The Astros will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Brett Myers in this game. Myers has a 6-6 record and a 3.41 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Pirates will be ace Zach Duke. The lefthander has a 5.49 ERA to go along with a 3-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Astros lost to St. Louis 4-2 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Hunter Pence was 2-5 with an RBI for Houston and Wandy Rodriguez gave up three runs on four hits in six innings. The Pirates lost to Milwaukee 6-5 as a +175 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Lastings Milledge and Pedro Alvarez hot solo homers for Pittsburgh and Andrew McCutchen had two RBI. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 6 straight games. Team records: Houston: 36-53 SU Pittsburgh: 30-58 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Houston are 2-8 After playing Milwaukee are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Houston's last 22 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Pittsburgh's last 22 games when playing at home against Houston Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Pittsburgh home to Houston, Saturday, July 17 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.