Mets vs Pirates Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Mets will be trying to extend a winning streak on Sunday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Mets will give the ball to ace starter Johan Santana in this one. Lefthander Santana is 10-7 this season with a 2.97 ERA. It'll be ace Zach Duke toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Lefthander Duke is 5-12 with a 5.33 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. David Wright cranked a three-run homer in powering the Mets to a 5-1 win over the Pirates in a rain-shortened six inning contest on Saturday, as -125 favorites. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Jonathon Niese allowed five hits and one run over five innings, improving to 8-5 with the victory. James McDonald gave up six hits and five runs over five innings in the loss for the Pirates. Current streak: New York has won 2 straight games. Pittsburgh has lost 5 straight games. Team records: New York: 62-61 SU Pittsburgh: 40-83 SU New York most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 3-7 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a win are 2-8 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing St. Louis are 2-8 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a loss are 1-9 A few trends to consider: NY Mets are 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Pittsburgh NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road NY Mets are 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road Pittsburgh is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing NY Mets Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home Next up: NY Mets home to Florida, Tuesday, August 24 Pittsburgh home to St. Louis, Monday, August 23 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.