Pirates vs Marlins MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Sun Life Stadium. The Pirates will give the ball to starter Charlie Morton in this one. Righthander Morton is 2-11 this season with a 7.94 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Alejandro Sanabia who starts for the Marlins. Righthander Sanabia is 5-2 with a 3.66 ERA so far 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. Chris Synder cracked a two-run homer in leading the Pirates to a 5-1 win over the Marlins on Friday, as +143 underdogs. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Pedro Alvarez also homered for the Pirates, and Chan Ho Park pitched three scoreless innings with six strikeouts for the win. Adalberto Mendez allowed seven hits and five runs over 5 1-3 innings in the Marlins loss. Team records: Pittsburgh: 57-103 SU Florida: 78-82 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 3-7 After playing Florida are 2-8 After a win are 5-5 Florida most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Pittsburgh is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida Pittsburgh is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games on the road Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh Florida is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Florida is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Florida home to Pittsburgh, Sunday, October 3 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.