Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Francisco Giants Betting Odds

MLB Betting - Gambling Advisor blogThe Pittsburgh Pirates will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.

Righthander Charlie Morton will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Morton is 2-2 this season with a 3.86 ERA.

Starting this game for the Giants will be Barry Zito. The lefthander has a 4.68 ERA to go along with a 6-10 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.

Tim Lincecum allowed no earned runs in going the distance to get the win, as the Giants slipped past the Pirates 4-2 on Monday night.

San Francisco cashed as -215 home favorites as the game played UNDER the 7-run total set by oddsmakers.

Lincecum had a career-high 15 strikeouts for the Giants, who got two runs batted in from Andres Torres in the payday.

Ryan Doumit and Garrett Jones had RBIs for Pittsburgh, while Paul Maholm was handed the loss after giving up four runs over six innings for the Pirates.

Sports Betting at the Sportsbook

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing San Francisco

Pittsburgh is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing San Francisco

Pittsburgh is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against San Francisco

Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games

San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games at home

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