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San Francisco Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

A winning streak will be on the line for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday when they battle the San Francisco Giants at PNC Park.

Left hander Madison Bumgarner will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Bumgarner is 1-2 this season with a 3.12 ERA.

Starting this game for the Pirates will be Jordan Lyles. The right hander has a 0.82 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.

Oddsmakers opened the Giants as -104-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 7.5.

Pittsburgh won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Tigers on April 17. Bettors who backed the Pirates at -110 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

San Francisco was a 4-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Nationals. They lost as +170 underdogs, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors.

San Francisco:
Team record: 8-12 SU
San Francisco is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
San Francisco is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road

Pittsburgh:
Team record: 10-6 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games

Next up:
San Francisco at Pittsburgh Saturday, April 20