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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Rockies vs Pirates MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Colorado Rockies and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at PNC Park.
The Rockies will trot Jhoulys Chacin out to the mound in this one. Righthander Chacin has a 1-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Pirates will be James McDonald. The righthander has a 3.85 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
The Rockies were a 6-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Pirates. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -102 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
Team records:
Colorado: 5-2 SU
Pittsburgh: 5-4 SU
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 7-3
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing Colorado are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games at home
Pittsburgh is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Next up:
Colorado at NY Mets, Monday, April 11
Pittsburgh home to Milwaukee, Tuesday, April 12