Pirates-Reds Vegas Betting Odds

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds meet at Great American Ball Park.

The Pirates will give the ball to starter Tom Gorzelanny in this one. Lefthander Gorzelanny is 6-9 this season with a 6.61 ERA.

Gorzelanny’s opponent in this one will be Josh Fogg. The Reds righthander has a 7.89 ERA to go along with a 2-7 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Pirates scored twice in the eighth inning to come back and defeat the Reds 6-5 on Wednesday, as +180 underdogs. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).

Ryan Doumit went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to lead the Pirates. Tyler Yates got the win in relief, and Matt Capps closed out the ninth with his 19^th save.

Joey Votto homered and finished two hits for the Reds. Jeremy Affeldt surrendered two runs in relief to suffer the loss.

Current streak:
Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games.
Cincinnati has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Pittsburgh: 59-79 SU
Cincinnati: 61-78 SU

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing San Francisco are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games at home
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Next up:
Pittsburgh at San Francisco, Friday, September 5
Cincinnati home to Chi Cubs, Friday, September 5