Pirates vs. Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends

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22 August 2023

Pirates vs. Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends

At PNC Park on Tuesday, the St. Louis Cardinals (55-71) play the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-69), with first pitch at 7:05 PM ET.

The Pirates are a home favorite (-139) against the Cardinals (+118). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to Johan Oviedo (6-13), and Adam Wainwright (3-8) getting the nod for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Bailey Falter (6.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 8 K) earned the win in the Pirates’ 11-1 victory over the Cardinals yesterday. Joshua Palacios led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and five RBI. Drew Rom (3.2 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Cardinals.

Ahead of the Pirates vs. Cardinals matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:20 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Pirates (-139, bet $139 to win $100)
Underdog: Cardinals (+118, bet $100 to win $118)
Over/under: 10

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Pirates Stats and Trends

Pirates Betting Records

The Pirates have entered the game as favorites 25 times this season and won 14, or 56%, of those games.
Pittsburgh has a record of 7-6 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -139 on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 58.2%.
Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 67 of its 125 games with a total this season.
The Pirates are 61-64-0 against the spread in their 125 chances this season.

Johan Oviedo (Pirates Probable Starter)

The Pirates are sending Oviedo (6-13) to make his 26th start of the season. He is 6-13 with a 4.55 ERA and 124 strikeouts in 140 1/3 innings pitched.
The righty last pitched on Wednesday against the New York Mets, when he tossed four innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up five hits.
The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.55, with 8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents are batting .237 against him.
Oviedo is looking to secure his 13th quality start of the year in this matchup.
Oviedo has put up 19 starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.
He has had two appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
The opposing Cardinals offense has a collective .257 batting average, and is sixth in the league with 1108 total hits and 14th in MLB action with 577 runs scored. It has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.432) and ranks fifth in home runs (173) in all of MLB.
Oviedo has pitched seven innings, giving up one earned run on six hits while striking out 10 against the Cardinals this season.
The 25-year-old’s 4.55 ERA ranks 48th, 1.340 WHIP ranks 47th, and 8 K/9 ranks 40th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Pirates Batting Stats

The Pirates rank 26th in Major League Baseball with just 123 home runs as a team.
Fueled by 362 extra-base hits, Pittsburgh ranks 25th in MLB with a .387 slugging percentage this season.
The Pirates rank 26th in MLB with a team batting average of just .235.
Pittsburgh ranks 23rd in the majors with 524 total runs scored this season.
The Pirates have the 21st-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.314).
Pittsburgh ranks 22nd with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.

Cardinals Stats and Trends

Cardinals Betting Records

The Cardinals have been chosen as underdogs in 55 games this year and have walked away with the win 24 times (43.6%) in those games.
This year, St. Louis has won eight of 19 games when listed as at least +118 or worse on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 45.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 59 of its 124 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Cardinals have posted a record of 58-66-0 against the spread this season.

Adam Wainwright (Cardinals Probable Starter)

Wainwright (3-8 with an 8.42 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 72 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Cardinals, his 17th of the season.
The right-hander’s last appearance came on Thursday against the New York Mets, when he threw six innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up four hits.
In 16 games this season, the 41-year-old has an ERA of 8.42, with 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .362 against him.
Wainwright has collected two quality starts this season.
Wainwright enters this matchup with 11 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
So far during the 2023 campaign he has given up one or more earned runs in each of his appearances.
He will face off against a Pirates offense that ranks 27th in the league with 975 total hits (on a .235 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .387 (25th in the league) with 123 total home runs (26th in MLB play).

Cardinals Batting Stats

The Cardinals average 1.4 home runs per game to rank fifth in baseball with 173 total home runs .
So far this year, St. Louis’ .432 slugging percentage ranks seventh-best in the majors.
The Cardinals have the ninth-best batting average in the league (.257).
The offense for St. Louis is the No. 14 offense in MLB, scoring 4.6 runs per game (577 total runs).
The Cardinals rank fourth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .331.

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