Washington at Pittsburgh

Washington is 32-71 overall and 12-38 on the road. And we get to fade them at even money? I'll take that all day long. It's not as if we are backing an equally bad team here. The Pirates are also weak on the road, but at home they are 27-19! Their starter today, Virgil Vasquez, has struggled in three road games but at home he's posted a 3.38 ERA. Yes, Pittsburgh's offense has struggled of late while Washington has been scoring. But, the fact remains that Pittsburgh is the better team with plenty of offense to get it done here. Over the past two seasons, the Nats are just 15-31 when favored at -100 to -150. This season they are 17-31 at -125 to +125 and 20-50 after a loss. Should Washington be a road favorite? No way. I'll take the Pirates.