Pirates vs Brewers Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers will meet on the field at Miller Park on Friday in a battle of division rivals. The Pirates will trot James McDonald out to the mound in this one. Righthander McDonald has a 2-3 record and a 4.55 ERA this season. McDonald's opponent in this one will be Chris Narveson. The Brewers lefthander has a 5.56 ERA to go along with a 8-7 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Neil Walker hit a bases-loaded triple and the Pirates rolled over the Cardinals 5-2 on Wednesday, as +165 underdogs. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Daniel McCutchen pitched six scoreless innings for the victory, allowing just three hits with five strikeouts. The Brewers were defeated 7-1 by the Dodgers last time out, as -180 favorites. That game's eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Yovani Gallardo gave up eight hits and six runs over 6 1-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games. Milwaukee has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 43-84 SU Milwaukee: 59-68 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Pittsburgh are 3-7 After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 14 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee Milwaukee is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games at home Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games Next up: Milwaukee home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, August 28 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.