Marlins vs Pirates Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at PNC Park will be treated to a game between the Florida Marlins and the Pittsburgh Pirates when they take their seats on Tuesday. The Marlins will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Ricky Nolasco in this game. Nolasco has a 13-8 record and a 4.39 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be ace Zach Duke who starts for the Pirates. Lefthander Duke is 5-11 with a 5.20 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. James McDonald allowed one run over seven innings to earn the win in the Pirates' 7-1 victory over the Marlins on Monday night. Pittsburgh cashed as +100 home underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Pedro Alvarez was 2-for-4 with three runs batted in for the Pirates, who also got three RBIs from Garrett Jones in the payday. Dan Uggla went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Florida, while losing pitcher Chris Volstad was tagged for five runs over five innings for the Marlins. Current streak: Florida has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Florida: 57-60 SU Pittsburgh: 40-78 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After a loss are 2-8 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 8-2 Before playing Florida are 3-7 After playing Florida are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Florida Next up: Pittsburgh home to Florida, Wednesday, August 18 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.