Friday, August 12, 2011

MLB Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers

The fans at Miller Park will be treated to a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers when they take their seats on Friday.

Paul Maholm will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Lefthander Maholm is 6-12 this season with a 3.54 ERA.

It'll be Zack Greinke toeing the rubber for the Brewers in this contest. Righthander Greinke is 10-4 with a 4.21 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 8.

In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 9-2 winner on the road against the Giants. Bettors on Pittsburgh at +146 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Milwaukee was a 5-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Cardinals. They lost as +115 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors.

Team records: Pittsburgh: 56-60 SU Milwaukee: 67-51 SU

Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Friday are 1-9 Before playing Milwaukee are 3-7 After playing San Francisco are 5-5 After a win are 4-6

Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home Milwaukee is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games

Next up: Milwaukee home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, August 13

MLB Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers

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