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Sunday, August 07, 2011

Padres vs Pirates MLB Betting

Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at PNC Park.
The Padres will give the ball to starter Mat Latos in this one. Righthander Latos is 5-11 this season with a 3.94 ERA.
It'll be Kevin Correia toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Righthander Correia is 12-9 with a 4.74 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 112-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
In their last action, San Diego was a 13-2 winner on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on San Diego at -104 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (15) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
San Diego has won 3 straight games.
Pittsburgh has lost 9 straight games.
Team records:
San Diego: 50-64 SU
Pittsburgh: 54-58 SU
San Diego most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing NY Mets are 7-3
After playing Pittsburgh are 8-2
After a win are 4-6

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing San Diego are 2-8
After a loss are 1-9
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
San Diego is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games 
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing San Diego
Next up:
San Diego at NY Mets, Monday, August 8
Pittsburgh at San Francisco, Monday, August 8