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I took the Pirates yesterday and it didn't pay off, but the same reasoning applies here (the Pirates have been playing well over the last week, the Phillies have won just three of their last 15). However, the pitching matchup swings in the Pirates' favor today, with Ivan Nova pitching especially well in Pittsburgh (2.28 ERA, 40/3 K/BB ratio in 59.1 career innings) and Vince Velasquez struggling to a 5.63 ERA this year. Despite that, we're getting a better price today on the Pirates than we did yesterday. Clearly, I'm buying.
My projections show the Phillies and Pirates scoring about seven combined runs Saturday, sending this game Under the total of 8.5 about 66 percent of the time. The Under is 5-1 in starts by Pittsburgh’s Ivan Nova, and the Pirates are playing 5-1 ot the Under in their last six following a loss.