Categories
MLB

MLB Lines: Pittsburgh vs. San Diego Pick & Baseball Betting Preview

Looking for Weekly MLB Picks?

MLB betting action sees the Pittsburgh Pirates taking on the San Diego Padres Thursday May 28th at Petco Park, San Diego, California. Cappers Picks provides free MLB handicapping tips all season long.

Bet on MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates (24-22) vs. San Diego Padres (23-25)
Venue/ Stadium: Petco Park, San Diego, California
Time/Date: 10:05 PM EST Thursday May 28, 2015
MLB Betting Odds
MLB Moneyline: Pirates -120 / Padres +100
MLB Betting Over/Under Odds: 6.5
PITCHING MATCH UP: Pittsburgh: A.J. Burnett (4-1, 1.37 ERA) vs. San Diego: Ian Kennedy (2-4, 6.11 ERA)
***2015 MLB BONUSES***
[dfads params=’groups=63740&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]

Click here to view… MLB ATS Stats & Expert MLB Betting Insight!

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres Preview

1. The Pirates are riding a 6-game winning streak.
2. The Padres have won their last 2 games and 3 of their last 4.
3. The Pirates rank 2nd in the Majors in team ERA. .

This season the Padres are 11-12 at home and the Pirates are 9-13 on the road.

[dfads params=’groups=63744&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]

In their last games the Padres beat the L.A. Angels 5-4 and the Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 5-2.

The Pirates are hot winners of 6 straight and now they are over .500 and back in the NL Central race, but still trail the St. Louis Cardinals by 6.5 games.

They are a slight road favorite tonight even though they are 4-games under .500 on the road and the Padres have won 2 in a row.

The main reason that the Pirates are favored is that A.J. Burnett is on the hill and he leads the Majors in ERA.

[dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]

In his last start he went 7 innings and only gave up 1 earned run in 7 innings in a 8-2 win over the New York Mets. In his last 3 starts he has only given up 2 earned runs.

After the Pirates lost 3 of 4 games with Burnett getting the start they have won their last 4 games with him on the hill.

The Pirates have won 6 of their last 7 games with Burnett getting the start when they are facing a team with a losing record.

The Pirates rank 19th in the Majors in runs scored and in their 6 games winning streak they are averaging nearly 6 runs per game.

After 2 rough outings where he gave up a combined 11 earned runs Kennedy had a solid last outing going 6 innings and only giving up 2 earned runs, but he got no run support and the Padres lost 2-0 to the L.A. Dodgers. San Diego has lost their last 3 games when Kennedy has gotten the start.

The Padres are 2-5 in Kennedy’s last 7 starts.

The Padres’ offense has been struggling the last couple of weeks, but they do ranks 12th in runs scored and put up 5 runs in their last game.

[dfads params=’groups=63745&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]

The Padres have had the Pirates’ number in the last several seasons winning 40 of their 56 games facing them.

MLB Betting Trends

* Pittsburgh is 6-0 in their last 6 overall.
* Pittsburgh is 1-4 in their last 5 road games.
* Pittsburgh has an Under record of 8-2 in their last 10 games.
* San Diego is 3-7 in their last 10 games as an underdog.
* San Diego is 1-5 in their last 6 home games.

4* Cappers MLB Free Pick

Have to go with the hotter team in this game with a pitcher that leads the bigs in ERA, so take the Pirates in this one.

We’ll be providing 4* free plays on the blog all season long, and check out our EXPERTS for guaranteed premium baseball plays!

[dfads params=’groups=65348&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]

By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.