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- Rockies are 3-13 in the last 16 meetings and 1-7 in Pittsburgh
- Eddie Butler is 3-7 with a 5.18 ERA in 13 road games
- Jon Niese has allowed 37 hits on 86 at bats against this Rockies roster with six home runs
- The OVER is 7-1 in the Pirates last eight home games
You can bet on the Rockies-Pirates series this weekend but be prepared to pay a hefty price on Pittsburgh.
The Pirates have owned the Rockies in recent games, going 13-3 in the last 16 meetings and 7-1 in the last 8 played in Pittsburgh. The OVER is 7-1 in Pittsburgh’s last 8 home games.
Probable Starters for This Series
E. Butler (2-1, 4.74) vs. G. Cole (4-3, 3.05)
T. Chatwood (5-3, 3.20) vs. J. Neise (4-2, 5.28)
C. Bettis (4-2, 4.18) vs. J. Nicasio (4-3, 4.46)
Friday May 20 - Let’s cut right to the chase here. We’re willing to lay the -210 on Pittsburgh Friday with
While Gerrit Cole has allowed seven runs in 11 1/3 innings versus Colorado in his past few appearances, he’s pitched at least six innings in five of his last seven starts and has not allowed more than two runs in four of those.
Eddie Butler is 3-7 with a 5.18 ERA in 13 road games.
TAKE PITTSBURGH -210 HERE
Saturday May 21 – Forget the trends in this series, Jon Neise is 4-2 , 5.28 ERA but has allowed 37 hits on 86 at bats against this Rockies roster with six home runs.
While Neise has permitted just five runs over his last two games, he allowed 11 runs over his two previous starts. Six of his last eight starts have resulted in 8 or more runs.
Tyler Chatwood has held three of the last six teams he’s faced to zero runs in just over 21 innings but he has had a few clunkers here and there.
The OVER is 7-1 in Pittsburgh’s last 8 home games.
TAKE THE OVER IF 8.5 OR LESS
Saturday May 22 – Go with the OVER here as Chad Bettis is coming off a good outing with a win but six of his last nine starts have resulted in nine or more runs. He’s allowed eight or nine hits in his three previous starts before the last one.
Six of Juan Nicasio’s last seven starts have resulted in eight or more runs.
TAKE THE OVER IF 8.5 OR LESS AND PITTSBURGH IF UNDER -160
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
