Monday, April 23, 2012

Rockies vs Pirates MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Colorado Rockies and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at PNC Park.
The Rockies will trot Jamie Moyer out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Moyer has a 1-2 record and a 2.55 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Pirates will be Kevin Correia. The righthander has a 1.50 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 112-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
Last time out for Colorado, they were a 4-1 winner as they battled the Brewers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rockies at +135 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 5-1 loser at home against the Cardinals. Bettors on St. Louis at -121 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Team records:
Colorado: 8-7 SU
Pittsburgh: 6-9 SU
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Colorado are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
Pittsburgh is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Colorado, Tuesday, April 24








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