Pirates vs Marlins MLB Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Sun Life Stadium. The Pirates will give the ball to starter Daniel McCutchen in this one. Righthander McCutchen is 2-5 this season with a 6.92 ERA. The Marlins will counter McCutchen with Adalberto Mendez. Righthander Mendez has a 4.19 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 138-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Mike Stanton hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs as the Marlins held on for a 11-9 win over the Pirates on Thursday. The Marlins won that game as -170 favorites, while the 20 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Chris Volstad pitched six innings for the win, and Leo Nunez closed out the win for his 30th save. Zach Duke gave up eight hits and nine runs over four innings in a losing effort. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 56-103 SU Florida: 78-81 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Florida are 4-6 After playing Florida are 2-8 After a loss are 4-6 Florida most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Florida Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida Pittsburgh is 3-22 SU in its last 25 games on the road Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Florida home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, October 2 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.