Saturday, September 24, 2011

Reds vs Pirates MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates will meet on the field at PNC Park on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
Travis Wood will be the starting pitcher for the Reds on this day. Lefthander Wood is 5-5 this season with a 4.85 ERA.
It'll be Brad Lincoln toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Righthander Lincoln is 1-3 with a 4.38 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
In their last action, Cincinnati was a 4-3 loser on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on Pittsburgh at +125 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Team records:
Cincinnati: 76-81 SU
Pittsburgh: 70-87 SU
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a win are 1-9
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Cincinnati, Sunday, September 25


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