Thursday, April 21, 2011

Pirates vs Marlins MLB Betting

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The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Florida Marlins will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Sun Life Stadium.
James McDonald will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Righthander McDonald is 0-1 this season with a 7.47 ERA.
The Marlins will counter McDonald with Chris Volstad. Righthander Volstad has a 5.58 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 6-0 loser as they battled the Marlins on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Marlins at -148 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Current streak:
Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games.
Florida has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 8-10 SU
Florida: 10-6 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Washington are 3-7
After playing Florida are 1-9
After a loss are 5-5

Florida most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Colorado are 8-2
After playing Pittsburgh are 8-2
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Pittsburgh's last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Washington, Friday, April 22
Florida home to Colorado, Friday, April 22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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