Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at PNC Park. Edinson Volquez will be the starting pitcher for the Reds on this day. Righthander Volquez is 5-6 this season with a 5.87 ERA. Volquez's opponent in this one will be Jeff Locke. The Pirates lefthander has a 6.75 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 9. Last time out for Cincinnati, they were a 2-0 winner as they battled the Astros at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Reds at -142 were rewarded, while the 2 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. In their last action, Pittsburgh was an 8-5 loser on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on Arizona at -166 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Current streak: Cincinnati has won 2 straight games. Team records: Cincinnati: 76-80 SU Pittsburgh: 69-87 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After playing Houston are 7-3 After a win are 4-6
Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After playing Arizona are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh Cincinnati is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 16 of Pittsburgh's last 24 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati Next up: Pittsburgh home to Cincinnati, Saturday, September 24 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Betting Advice" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/betting-advice?hl=en.
