Baseball Handicapping: Phillies vs Pirates

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at PNC Park. Lefthander Cole Hamels will take the mound for the Phillies to start this game. Hamels is 6-6 this season with a 4.08 ERA. Starting this game for the Pirates will be Daniel McCutchen. The righthander has a 11.65 ERA to go along with a 0-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Phillies were edged 4-3 by the Reds in the series rubber match last time out, as -162 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Roy Halladay surrendered 13 hits and four runs over eight innings in a complete-game loss. Brad Lincoln combined on a five-hit shutout on Wednesday, as the Pirates got by the Cubs 2-0. The Pirates won that game as +160 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Garrett Jones had a RBI double for the Pirates, and Lincoln fanned six batters in picking up his first win. Team records: Philadelphia: 41-35 SU Pittsburgh: 27-51 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Pittsburgh are 8-2 After playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 2-8 After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh Philadelphia is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh Philadelphia is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing Philadelphia The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Pittsburgh is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Philadelphia Next up: Pittsburgh home to Philadelphia, Friday, July 2 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.