Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, Las Vegas Odds, MLB Betting Lines, Picks and Prediction
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When: 7:05 PM ET, Thursday, September 15, 2016
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Rotation /Team /Time | Opening Lines |
| 09/15 7:05 PM 951  Pittsburgh952  Philadelphia |
8o-20 -107 -103 |
PITCHING MATCHUP: Pirates RH  Chad Kuhl (3-3, 4.09 ERA) vs. Phillies RH  Jerad Eickhoff (10-13, 3.73) |
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL – Thursday, September 15th – NATIONAL LEAGUE, Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Philadelphia Phillies.
Team / Live in game Betting at  |
Spread / Run Line | MoneyLine | Total |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates [C Kuhl – R] |
+1.5 -215 | +100 | 8.5 +100 |
| Philadelphia Phillies [J Eickhoff – R] |
-1.5 +185 | -110 | 8.5 -120 |
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he fans at Citizens Bank Park will be treated to a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies when they take their seats on Thursday.
Chad Kuhl will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Right hander Kuhl is 3-3 this season with a 4.09 ERA.
Kuhl is 0-3 in his last four starts and had his last turn in the rotation skipped after an abbreviated outing against St. Louis on Sept. 5. The 24-year-old rookie allowed three runs on four hits and three walks in two innings to suffer the loss. Kuhl is making his first career start against Philadelphia and is 1-1 with a 2.76 ERA in five road starts.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Jerad Eickhoff who starts for the Phillies. Right hander Eickhoff is 10-13 with a 3.73 ERA so far this season.
Eickhoff is pitching well down the stretch and turned in one of his best performances at Washington on Saturday, when he scattered five hits over six scoreless innings without factoring in the decision. The 26-year-old recorded a quality start in each of his last four outings and is 2-1 in that span. Eickhoff is seeing the Pirates for the first time and is 5-6 with a 3.35 ERA in 14 home starts.
currently has the Phillies listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.5.
Philadelphia won its last outing, a 6-2 result against the Pirates on September 14. Bettors who backed the Phillies at -101 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 6-2 loser on the road against the Phillies. Bettors on Philadelphia at -101 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
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Pittsburgh:
Team record: 70-74 SU
Pittsburgh is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 8 games
Philadelphia:
Team record: 65-81 SU
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Friday, September 16
Philadelphia home to Miami Friday, September 16
KEY NOTES
1. Pirates LF Starling Marte (back spasms) has missed the last nine games but could return this weekend.
2. Philadelphia rookie CF Roman Quinn, who made his major-league debut on Sunday, is 6-for-12 with three doubles in the series.
3. Pittsburgh 1B Sean Rodriguez drove in five runs in the first three games of the series.
Vegas Coverage pick and prediction:
Pittsburgh Pirates will win outright at +100 and the game will stay under 8.5 runs according to scamdicappers.com.
PREDICTION: Pirates 5, Phillies 3 at .
| SMART CHART | ||
| PIT | TEAM | PHI |
| 4.42 | RUNS | 3.66 |
| 4.60 | RUNS AGNST | 4.68 |
| -0.18 | DIFF | -1.02 |
| -$1,209 | MONEY | $83 |
| 4.17 | TEAM ERA | 4.49 |
| 8.78 | OFF HITS | 7.92 |
| 3.38 | OFF WALKS | 2.54 |
| 8.15 | OFF Ks | 8.38 |
| 9.19 | DEF HITS | 8.98 |
| 3.33 | DEF WALKS | 2.79 |
| 7.49 | DEF Ks | 8.06 |
| INJURIES | ||
| PITTSBURGH PIRATES | ||
| PLAYER | POS | DESCRIPTION |
| Chris Stewart | C | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Hung Ho Kang | 3B | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Gerrit Cole | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES | ||
| PLAYER | POS | DESCRIPTION |
| Zach Eflin | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Aaron Nola | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Matt Harrison | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
| Charlie Morton | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
| Andres Blanco | SS | 15-Day Disabled List |
| BETTING TRENDS | |||||
| PITTSBURGH PIRATES | |||||
| Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 8 games | |||||
| Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh’s last 11 games when playing Philadelphia | |||||
| Pittsburgh is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing Philadelphia | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia | |||||
| Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia | |||||
| PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES | |||||
| Philadelphia is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 9 games at home | |||||
| Philadelphia is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games at home | |||||
| Philadelphia is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing Pittsburgh | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia’s last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh | |||||
| Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh | |||||
| SUPERGRID | ||||
| RANK | RANK | |||
| Pittsburgh’s Overall Scoring vs Philadelphia’s Overall Defense | 4.4 | 7 | 4.7 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh’s Away Scoring vs Philadelphia’s Home Defense | 4.4 | 6 | 4.4 | 8 |
| Pittsburgh’s Road ERA vs Philadelphia’s Home ERA Allowed | 4.3 | 7 | 2.9 | 15 |
| Philadelphia’s Overall Scoring vs Pittsburgh’s Overall Defense | 3.7 | 15 | 4.6 | 9 |
| Philadelphia’s Home Scoring vs Pittsburgh’s Road Defense | 3.3 | 15 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Philadelphia’s Home ERA vs Pittsburgh’s Road ERA Allowed | 4.0 | 8 | 3.9 | 10 |
| TOP 3/BOTTOM 3 | |||||
| PIRATES | |||||
| Pirates are third worst in the league in times striking out with 8.2 per game. | |||||
| Pirates have the second stingiest defence in the league at 3.6 runs per game. | |||||
| Pirates are second best in the league in giving up hits, allowing 8.0 per game. | |||||
| Pirates are third in the league in striking out opponents with 7.8 per game. | |||||
| PHILLIES | |||||
| Phillies are the third lowest scoring team in the league at 3.8 runs per game. | |||||
| Phillies are second worst in the league in free passes at 2.6 per game. | |||||
| Phillies have the second weakest defence in the league at 4.6 runs per game. | |||||
| Phillies are second worst in the league in giving up hits, allowing 9.0 per game. | |||||
