Marlins vs Pirates Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Florida Marlins will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Monday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Righthander Chris Volstad will take the mound for the Marlins to start this game. Volstad is 6-8 this season with a 4.74 ERA. Starting this game for the Pirates will be James McDonald. The righthander has a 4.59 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Marlins lost to Cincinnati 2-0 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The two runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Anibal Sanchez took the loss for Florida after allowing two runs on five hits in six innings. The Pirates lost to Houston 8-2 as a +140 underdog on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Lastings Milledge had an RBI for Pittsburgh and Jeff Karstens allowed five runs on seven hits in 5 2-3 innings. Current streak: Florida has lost 3 straight games. Pittsburgh has lost 7 straight games. Team records: Florida: 57-59 SU Pittsburgh: 39-78 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Pittsburgh are 7-3 After playing Cincinnati are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Monday are 2-8 Before playing Florida are 3-7 After playing Houston are 2-8 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games Florida is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Florida Next up: Pittsburgh home to Florida, Tuesday, August 17 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.