Will Tigers, Pirates hit the over again?
The Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates close out a four-game series today in Pittsburgh at 12:35PM ET. What’s the best betting play for today’s contest?
The Tigers have Jordan Zimmerman on the mound to face Gerrit Cole of the Pirates. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Pittsburgh is favored at home, as the Pirates are getting odds of -135 to win, while the Tigers are getting a money line of +125 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 7 runs
Pittsburgh is 5-4 on the season, 3-1 at home and 5-4 with the over. Detroit is 5-2 overall, 3-0 on the road and 6-1 with the over. Pittsburgh won the first game in Detroit on Monday, 7-4, but the Tigers have bounced back by winning the second game in Detroit (8-2) and the first game in Pittsburgh (7-3).
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The runs have been piling up between these two as they have hit the over in all three meetings thus far and in six straight meetings against each other. The Tigers have now hit the over in four straight and have scored at least 4 runs in every game. Pittsburgh hasn’t always been putting up runs, but they have been giving them up when not scoring. Look for another over to hit today.
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