Cardinals face Pittsburgh Pirates: MLB odds preview and stats

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July 29, 7:05 PM | GrassPNC Park

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Odds

62-40TEAM RECORD61-42



The Pirates get a visit from the St. Louis Cardinals in baseball action on Monday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

St. Louis puts its faith in starter Jake Westbrook to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 7-4. Getting the ball for the Pirates is Francisco Liriano, who owns a 10-4 record on the season with a 2.23 ERA.



View St Louis vs Pittsburgh Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting St. Louis before the first pitch in this match found them as +-140-moneyline underdogs earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the total of 7 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Pirates, most recently No. 5 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Cardinals, who rate a National League No. 1 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Pittsburgh has the National League's No. 11-rated offensive output, at 8.2 hits per game. The Cardinals average 9.4 hits per game, good for No. 1 on the National League list.

Pittsburgh owns the National League's No. 1 defense, allowing 3.4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with St. Louis' National League No. 3-rated defense.

In their last action, St. Louis was a 5-2 loser on the road against the Braves. Bettors on Atlanta at +106 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. St. Louis suffered a 5-2 loss against Atlanta on Sunday, as Shelby Miller wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Turner Field.

In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 3-2 loser on the road against the Marlins. Bettors on Miami at +101 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Pirates endured a 3-2 loss at the hands of the Marlins on Sunday, with Gerrit Cole throwing 7 innings of 4-hit ball at Marlins Park.


St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 0-10
After a loss are 6-4

Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing Miami are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6


A few Cardinals at Pirates trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis' last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis' last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Pittsburgh's last 18 games


Next up:
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Tuesday, July 30

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