Pirates vs Astros Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Pittsburgh Pirates will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Paul Maholm will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Lefthander Maholm is 7-10 this season with a 4.90 ERA. It'll be Bud Norris toeing the rubber for the Astros in this contest. Righthander Norris is 4-7 with a 5.63 ERA so far this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Carlos Lee launched a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Astros defeated the Pirates 4-1 on Friday. The Astros won that game as -165 favorites, while the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Wilton Lopez tossed the win in relief for the Astros, and Brandon Lyon closed out the ninth for his first save. Evan Meek was tagged for all four runs in relief and suffered the loss for the Pirates. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 5 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 39-76 SU Houston: 49-65 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Houston are 2-8 After playing Houston are 2-8 After a loss are 3-7 Houston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Pittsburgh is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Houston Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 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 Houston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh Houston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home Houston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games Next up: Houston home to Pittsburgh, Sunday, August 15 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.