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San Diego Padres vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

The San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at PNC Park.

The Padres will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Yu Darvish in this game. Darvish has a 0-0 record and a 4.22 ERA this season.

It'll be Trevor Cahill toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Right hander Cahill is 0-1 with a 15.75 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers opened the Padres as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 8.

In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 7-1 winner on the road against the Cubs. Bettors on Pittsburgh at 122 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

The Padres were a 2-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got San Diego at -163 on the moneyline, while the total score (2) was good news for UNDER bettors.

San Diego:
Team record: 7-3 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
San Diego is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
San Diego is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Pittsburgh:
Team record: 3-6 SU
Pittsburgh is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing San Diego
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing San Diego

Next up:
San Diego at Pittsburgh Tuesday, April 13