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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Yankees
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Yankee Stadium in an interleague contest.
The Pirates will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Roansy Contreras in this game. Contreras has a 4-4 record and a 3.24 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Yankees will be Luis Severino. The right hander has a 3.45 ERA to go along with a 5-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -294-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Yankees were a 9-8 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Pirates. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -320 on the moneyline, while the total score (17) was good news for OVER bettors.
Pittsburgh was a 9-8 loser in its last match on the road against the Yankees. They lost as +260 underdogs, while the total score of 17 made winners of OVER bettors.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 55-93 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Pittsburgh is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
New York:
Team record: 89-58 SU
NY Yankees is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Chicago Thursday, September 22
New York home to Boston Thursday, September 22