Pirates vs Astros Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Minute Maid Park. The Pirates will give the ball to starter Ross Ohlendorf in this one. Righthander Ohlendorf is 1-9 this season with a 4.23 ERA. It'll be Brett Myers toeing the rubber for the Astros in this contest. Righthander Myers is 8-7 with a 3.21 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Pirates were swept away by the Padres last time out, falling 3-0 to the Padres as a +175 underdog in the finale. The teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Zach Duke surrendered six hits and three runs over six innings in the Pirates loss. The Astros were defeated 8-2 by the Braves in 10 innings last time out, as+110 underdogs. That game's 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Brandon Lyon surrendered five runs off two hits in just over one inning of relief in the loss. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 4 straight games. Houston has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 39-75 SU Houston: 48-65 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Houston are 2-8 After playing San Diego are 1-9 After a loss are 3-7 Houston most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After playing Atlanta are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Pittsburgh is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 9 games Houston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home Next up: Houston home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, August 14 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.