Pittsburgh Pirates (52-62) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (62-52)

P.Maholm(L) vs. J.Blanton(R)

Date: 8/8/08

Odds

• Pittsburgh Pirates (155) / Philadelphia Phillies (-163) (Source: BetEd.com)

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Home/Away/Overall Moneyline Records

• The Philadelphia Phillies have a 30-26 record at home this season.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 20-36 record on the road this season.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates are 52-62 on the season.
• The Philadelphia Phillies are 62-52 on the season.

Game Characteristics

• This is a non-divisional rivalry game.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 28-35 record in non-divisional rivalry games.
• The Philadelphia Phillies have a 37-31 record in non-divisional rivalry games.
• This is the first game of the series.
• The Philadelphia Phillies are coming off a shutout loss against the Florida Marlins.

Philadelphia Phillies - Batting

Philadelphia Phillies - Pitching

• The Philadelphia Phillies are allowing 3.67 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 3.71 R/G L7 games.
• 5.05 R/G L20 games.
• 4.31 R/G overall.

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

• The Pittsburgh Pirates are averaging 3.33 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 3.29 R/G L7 games.
• 4.60 R/G L20 games.
• 4.84 R/G overall.
• Against righties, the Pittsburgh Pirates are 37-44 on the season.

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

• The Pittsburgh Pirates are allowing 5.33 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 5.14 R/G L7 games.
• 5.15 R/G L20 games.
• 5.54 R/G overall.

Applicable Betting Systems, Angles, Trends

• The Pittsburgh Pirates falls into the Baseball Betting Angles off a Win system.

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