Pirates vs Marlins MLB Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Florida Marlins will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at Sun Life Stadium. The Pirates will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace lefthander Zach Duke in this game. Duke has a 8-14 record and a 5.63 ERA this season. The Marlins will counter Duke with Chris Volstad. Righthander Volstad has a 4.63 ERA to go along with a 11-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Pirates were defeated 4-1 by the Cardinals last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. James McDonald surrendered five hits and one run over six innings in the loss. The Marlins were defeated 5-1 by the Braves last time out, as +200 underdogs. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Andrew Miller took the loss for the Marlins, giving up four hits and four runs over three innings. Current streak: Florida has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 56-102 SU Florida: 77-81 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 4-6 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Florida most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After playing Atlanta are 4-6 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Florida Pittsburgh is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh Florida is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games at home Next up: Florida home to Pittsburgh, Friday, October 1 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.