The St. Louis Cardinals (37-27) will look for another strong showing from a slugger on a hot streak versus the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-37) on Wednesday at 7:45 PM ET, at Busch Stadium. Paul Goldschmidt is currently on a three-game homer streak. Jack Flaherty pitches for St. Louis (
to win) while Pittsburgh ( ) will answer with Roansy Contreras.This article uses betting data current as of June 15, 2022 at 7:12 PM ET. Find all the current odds for this contest below and click here to claim your free sports bet (up to $1,001) at Caesars!
Cardinals vs Pirates Betting Lines
Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have been favorites in 34 games this season and won 23 (67.6%) of those contests.
- St. Louis has entered eight games this season favored by -187 or more and is 5-3 in those contests.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 65.2% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
- So far this season, St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of their 64 games with a total.
- In 64 games with a spread this season, the Cardinals are 36-28-0 ATS.
Cardinals Last 10 Games Trend
Stat | Avg/Total |
---|---|
Record | 6-4 |
Runs Per Game | 4.3 |
HR | 10 |
ERA | 3.70 |
K/9 | 6.90 |
Pirates Betting Insights
- The Pirates have been chosen as underdogs in 47 games this year and have walked away with the win 17 times (36.2%) in those games.
- This season, Pittsburgh has come away with a win seven times in 17 chances when named as an underdog of at least +158 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 38.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Pittsburgh’s games have gone over the total in 23 of their 61 opportunities.
- In 61 games with a line this season, the Pirates have a mark of 27-34-0 against the spread.
Pirates Last 10 Games Trend
Stat | Avg/Total |
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Record | 1-9 |
Runs Per Game | 2.4 |
HR | 10 |
ERA | 4.99 |
K/9 | 8.57 |
Pirates Probable Pitcher – Roansy Contreras
- Contreras (1-1) gets the starting nod for the Pirates in his fifth start of the season. He’s put together a 2.57 ERA in 28 innings pitched, with 33 strikeouts.
- The right-hander last pitched on Friday against the Atlanta Braves, when he went four innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- Contreras enters this game with three outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- The Pirates were the underdog on the moneyline for two Contreras starts this season — they lost both.
- Contreras’ team has compiled a 1-3 record in his four starts.
- Contreras has four starts with a total this season — his team has gone under each time.
Pitchers reflected above are based on projections as of June 15, 2022 at 7:12 PM ET and may not be the pitchers at game time.
Pirates Relief Pitchers
Name | Relief App. | IP | K/9 | H/9 | HR/9 | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Stratton | 26 | 25.1 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 1.4 | 5.68 |
David Bednar | 24 | 29.0 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 1.24 |
Wil Crowe | 23 | 36.0 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 2.25 |
Anthony Banda | 19 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 29.0 | 3.0 | 7.36 |
Heath Hembree | 18 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 7.53 |
Cardinals Probable Pitcher – Jack Flaherty
- Flaherty and his team were 9-1-0 ATS in games he pitched last year.
- The last time the 26-year-old pitched was on Sunday, Oct. 3 against the Chicago Cubs. The righty threw one scoreless inning out of the bullpen in that matchup.
- Flaherty and his team won as favorites in 88.9% of his nine appearances last season with a moneyline.
- The 26-year-old’s team finished with a record of 11-4 in games he pitched.
Pitchers reflected above are based on projections as of June 15, 2022 at 7:12 PM ET and may not be the pitchers at game time.
Cardinals Relief Pitchers
Name | Relief App. | IP | Ks | ERA | Holds | Saves |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nick Wittgren | 25 | 23.1 | 11 | 5.79 | 4 | 1 |
Giovanny Gallegos | 24 | 24.2 | 32 | 2.92 | 2 | 9 |
Génesis Cabrera | 23 | 28.2 | 24 | 2.20 | 10 | 0 |
Ryan Helsley | 21 | 25.0 | 35 | 0.36 | 5 | 5 |
T.J. McFarland | 21 | 24.1 | 15 | 7.40 | 1 | 0 |
Cardinals Hitting Trends
- The Cardinals have hit two or more home runs in 16 games this season, and are 13-3 in those outings.
- The Cardinals are undefeated in the 12 games this season when they have put up at least five extra-base hits.
- The club is 29-7 in the games this season it has totaled eight or more hits.
- The Cardinals are 26-5 in the games this season that they scored five or more runs.
- The Cardinals are 11-3 in games this season when they have drawn five or more walks.
Pirates Hitting Trends
- They are 10-5 this season when they hit two or more home runs in a game.
- In seven games with five or more extra-base hits this season, they have a record of 5-2.
- They have a record of 19-10 this season when collecting eight or more base hits in a game.
- They have won 14 of their 17 games this season in which they scored more than four runs.
- They have a 9-3 record this season when drawing five or more walks in a game.
Cardinals vs. Pirates Prediction
Moneyline Pick: Pirates (+158)
Over/Under Pick: Under (9)
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.
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