The St. Louis Cardinals are playing host to their divisional rival Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. The opening pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET and the matchup will be shown on ATPT and FSMW.
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Odds
St. Louis (-130) is favored against Pittsburgh (+120) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 8.5 runs (-105 for the under and -115 for the over). You can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds sitting at -175 for the Pirates +1.5 runs and +155 for the Cardinals -1.5.
The Cardinals are 74-59 straight up (SU) and 70-62 against the spread (ATS). The team has gained 6.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 6.8 units (ATS). The Pirates have gone 65-68 SU this year and are 63-69 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 4.7 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 11.4 units ATS.
Cardinals games have a 61-65-6 over/under record in 2018. The Pirates have an over/under record of 61-63-8.
The right-handed Joe Musgrove will get the start for the visiting Pirates. Musgrove is 5-7 with a 3.56 ERA and 73 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with seven strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against St. Louis this year.
The Cardinals will turn to righty John Gant (5-5, 3.56 ERA) to the mound. Gant has 72 strikeouts and 38 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.22. Gant is 0-1 with 12 strikeouts and an 8.68 ERA over two starts against Pittsburgh this year.
St. Louis’ pitching staff has given up 4.1 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has a 3.36 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.20 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 8.1 K/9. In 63 games against divisional foes, Cardinals starters have an ERA of 3.44 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.29.
The St. Louis offense has put up 4.6 runs per outing, including 4.6 per game against divisional foes and 5.0 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .270/.324/.448 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Jose Martinez has helped lead the Cardinals’ offense this year with 16 home runs, 75 RBIs and 49 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Pittsburgh’s pitchers have allowed 4.4 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.12 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 7.28 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.99, along with a K/9 of 9.61.
The Pirates offense has slashed .254/.322/.409 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Corey Dickerson has sparked Pittsburgh’s offense and is slashing .297/.327/.462 with 11 home runs, 46 RBIs and 53 runs scored.
The Pirates just took the previous game in the series by a final score of two runs to zero.
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Pirates, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The under has cashed in four of Pittsburgh’s last seven games.
The Pirates have hit five home runs in their last 10 games, including three over their last five.
St. Louis has recorded 21.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 23.8 over its last five.
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