Sunday, June 26, 2011

Red Sox vs Pirates MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Pittsburgh Pirates will be trying to extend a winning streak on Sunday when they take on the Boston Red Sox at PNC Park.
Lefthander Andrew Miller will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Miller is 0-0 this season with a 4.76 ERA.
The Pirates will counter Miller with James McDonald. Righthander McDonald has a 4.86 ERA to go along with a 5-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
The Red Sox were a 6-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Pirates. That made winners of bettors who got Pittsburgh at +123 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
Current streak:
Boston has lost 4 straight games.
Pittsburgh has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Boston: 44-32 SU
Pittsburgh: 39-37 SU
Boston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Philadelphia are 8-2
After playing Pittsburgh are 2-5
After a loss are 4-6

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Toronto are 2-4
After playing Boston are 4-3
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Boston is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Boston at Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 28
Pittsburgh at Toronto, Tuesday, June 28


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