Mets vs Pirates Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at PNC Park. The Mets will trot Jonathon Niese out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Niese has a 7-5 record and a 3.38 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Pirates will be James McDonald. The righthander has a 3.57 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 103-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Chris Carter homered and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Mets over the struggling Pirates 7-2 on Friday, as -130 favorites. That game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Josh Thole also drove in a pair of runs for the Mets, and Mike Pelfrey pitched eight solid innings for his 12th win. Jeff Karstens was rocked for 11 hits and seven runs over 3 1-3 innings for the Pirates, who have lost four straight. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 4 straight games. Team records: New York: 61-61 SU Pittsburgh: 40-82 SU New York most recently: When playing on Saturday are 2-8 Before playing Pittsburgh are 7-3 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a win are 1-9 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing NY Mets are 2-8 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a loss are 1-9 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 9 games NY Mets are 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing NY Mets 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 at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets Next up: Pittsburgh home to NY Mets, Sunday, August 22  Betting systems and a fantastic sports store show that the OffshoreInsiders.com Network is more than just free sports picks