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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets
The New York Mets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field.
The Pirates will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander JT Brubaker in this game. Brubaker has a 3-11 record and a 4.36 ERA this season.
It'll be Carlos Carrasco toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Right hander Carrasco is 14-6 with a 3.73 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Mets as -250-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Mets were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made winners of bettors who got Chicago at 170 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Pittsburgh won its last outing, a 10-4 result against the Reds on September 14. Bettors who backed the Pirates at 126 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (14) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 55-88 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
New York:
Team record: 89-55 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
NY Mets is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Mets is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games
Next up:
Pittsburgh at New York Friday, September 16