Astros vs. Pirates Pick
Can the Houston Astros continue to pound the ball when they face the Pittsburgh Pirates today at 7:05PM ET?
The Astros have Doug Fister on the mound to face Jameson Taillon of the Pirates. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Pittsburgh is favored at home today. The Pirates are getting odds of -145 to win, while the Astros are getting a money line of +135 to prevail. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 8 runs.
Houston is 64-60 on the season, 30-32 on the road and 62-55-7 with the under. Pittsburgh is 62-59 overall, 33-28 at home and 68-51-2 with the over. These two haven’t met since the 2013 season, when Pittsburgh won three of the four contests.
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The Astros come in having won their last three games and they have put up at least 5 runs in four straight. The Pirates have dropped three straight at home, being held to 8 runs over the three games by the Marlins. Fister has had a pair of shaky outings lately, but he tends to bounce back nicely. Look for him to go deep in this game while his hitters keep mashing the ball.
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