The St. Louis Cardinals will be squaring off against their NL Central rival Pittsburgh Pirates in a Wednesday night game. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET and the action will be shown on either ATPT or FSMW.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Odds
Pittsburgh (-110) is hosting this one as the favorite against St. Louis (+100) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this night game at 9.5 runs (-105 for the over and -115 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds standing at -210 for the Cardinals +1.5 runs and +175 for the Pirates -1.5.
The Pirates are 52-47 against the spread (ATS), but only 46-54 straight up (SU). They’ve gained 1.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline while gaining 4.3 units ATS. The Cardinals have gone 53-47 SU this year and are 49-50 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 6.5 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 2.6 units ATS.
Pittsburgh games have an over/under record of 56-39-4 in 2019. The Cardinals have been a decent under bet with a total record of 42-50-7.
Adam Wainwright is getting the nod for the visiting Cardinals. The right-handed Wainwright (6-7, 4.50 ERA) has recorded 93 strikeouts in 97 innings so far. He’s 0-0 with 11 strikeouts and a 4.09 ERA against Pittsburgh this year (two starts).
The Pirates are turning to Jordan Lyles (5-6, 4.80 ERA). Lyles has 87 punchouts and 32 walks, along with a 1.40 WHIP. Lyles is 1-0 with six strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA in one start against St. Louis this year.
As a unit, Pittsburgh’s pitching staff has given up 5.2 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starters have an ERA of 4.91, a WHIP of 1.41 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.5. The bullpen has a 4.89 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 9.6 K/9. In 44 divisional games, Pirates starters have an ERA of 4.98 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.05.
Pittsburgh’s hitters are putting up 4.7 runs per contest, including 4.6 per game against divisional foes and 3.0 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .249/.321/.362 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that span.
The Pirates’ hitters have been led by first baseman Josh Bell and outfielder Starling Marte. Bell is slashing .289/.369/.610 with 27 home runs, 86 RBIs and 72 runs scored, while Marte’s line is .281/.323/.492 with 17 homers, 56 RBIs, 64 runs and 13 steals.
In the visiting dugout, St. Louis’ pitching staff allowed 4.3 runs per game and its starters own a 4.21 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 7.83 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.88, along with a WHIP of 1.37.
Cardinals hitters have slashed .242/.318/.402 on their way to 4.5 runs scored per game this year, including 4.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
Shortstop Paul DeJong and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt have paced St. Louis’ offense. DeJong is slashing .250/.331/.438 with 15 home runs, 44 RBIs and 64 runs scored, while Goldschmidt is slashing .248/.335/.437 with 20 homers, 50 RBIs and 58 runs scored.
The Cardinals have lost 1.9 units and are 41-38 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 32 of those games, compared to 42 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Pirates have netted 5.2 units and are 42-33 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 40 of those games, as opposed to 32 which went under the total.
Cardinals vs. Pirates Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Pirates, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in four of St. Louis’ last seven games.
- The Cardinals have a total OPS of .721 this season and an OPS of .722 against right-handed pitchers. The Pirates’ OPS stands at .755 overall and .779 versus righties.
- The Cardinals have won six of their last seven games SU while the Pirates have lost five of their last six.
- Pittsburgh has recorded 20.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 20.6 over its last five.
- The Cardinals have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games, including eight over their last five.
