The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the St. Louis Cardinals invade PNC Park on Saturday.

Jake Westbrook gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Cardinals on this day; he's 2-0 on the season. The Pirates, meanwhile, will counter with Kevin Correia, who will be looking to improve on his 1-0 mark.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Pirates in this one will find them as +110 underdogs on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 8 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 14-ranked Pirates and the National League No. 11-rated Cardinals in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Cardinals rank No. 1 in the National League at 10.1 hits per game. That compares with Pittsburgh’s No. 16 ranking in that category.

Pittsburgh owns the National League's No. 3 defense, allowing 3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with St. Louis' National League No. 4-rated defense.

St. Louis was a 4-1 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Pirates. They won as -145 favorites, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. St. Louis rolled to a 4-1 win against Pittsburgh on Friday, as Lance Lynn and the Cardinals' bats led the team to victory at PNC Park.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few Cardinals at Pirates trends to consider:
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis


Next up:
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 22