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A winning streak will be on the line for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday when they battle the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
The Pirates will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Paul Maholm in this game. Maholm has a 6-10 record and a 3.26 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Braves will be Jair Jurrjens. The righthander has a 2.44 ERA to go along with a 12-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 7.
The Pirates were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Braves. That made winners of bettors who got Atlanta at -180 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games.
Atlanta has lost 3 straight games.
Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games.
Atlanta has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 53-47 SU
Atlanta: 59-44 SU
Pittsburgh: 53-47 SU
Atlanta: 59-44 SU
A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,
Pittsburgh is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta12-3-1 SU in its last 16 games at home
Atlanta is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,
Pittsburgh4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,
Pittsburgh is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta12-3-1 SU in its last 16 games at home
Atlanta is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,
Next up:
Atlanta home to Pittsburgh, Thursday, July 28
Atlanta home to Pittsburgh, Thursday, July 28
