Cardinals vs. Pirates Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Wednesday, September 18, 2024

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The St. Louis Cardinals (76-75) are favorites (-203) on the moneyline when th🦩ey take on the Pit🌸tsburgh Pirates (71-80) Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. ET, live on SportsNet PT.

Sonny Gray will get the ball for St. Louis wh🉐ile Pittsburgh will counter with Jake⛦ Woodford.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Odds

  • Cardinals odds to win: -203
  • Pirates odds to win: +172
  • Spread: Cardinals -1.5
  • Total: 8 runs
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    Game Time and Information

  • Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
  • Time: 7:45 p.m. ET
  • TV: SportsNet PT
  • Who Will Win Cardinals vs. Pirates?

    Cardinals and Pirates Betting Trends

    The Cardinals 🅘are 3𝔉6-35 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 50.7% of those games).

    St. Louis has gone 1-2 (winning only 33.3% of its games) when playing ꧒as moneyline favorites of -203 or shorter.

    The Pirates have been underdogs in 89 games this season and won 37 (4﷽1.6%) of those contests.

    This season, Pittsburgh has been at least a +172 underdog o𒆙n the moneyline seven times, los꧅ing each of those contests.

    The Cardinals have combined with o🀅pponents 𒁃to hit the over on the total 70 times this season for a 70-76-4 record against the over/under.

    Gꩵames involving t🧸he Pirates have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 73 of 151 chances this season.

    Cardinals Stats & Insights

    The Cardinals have the No. 26 offꦬense in MLBꦛ play scoring 4.1 runs per game (614 total runs).

    St. Louis is 24th in baseball 𒀰with 154 total home runs.

    The Cardinals have t♎he 13th-ranked batting average in the league ♓(.245).

    St. Louis strikes out 8.1 tiꦿmes per game to rank 11th in MLB.

    The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per n🔜ine inningsꦉ.

    St. Louis has a 4.07 team ERA that ranks 16th acr꧂oss all MLB pitching staffs.

    Pirates Stats & Insights

    The Pirates rank 22nd in the majors with 628 total runs scored this season🍎.

    Pittsburgh’s 145 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.

    The Pirates’ .235 batting average ranks 23rd in the league this season.

    Pittsburgh ranks 26th in strikeouts per game 🦹(9.3) among MLB offenses.

    ❀The Pirates average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.

    Pittsburgh has the 18th-rꩲanked ERA (4.13) in the♑ majors this season.

    Cardinals Key Players to Watch

    Gray (13-9 with a 3.7𒐪5 ERA and 195 strikeouts in 160 2/3 innings pitched) makꦅes the start for the Cardinals, his 28th of the season.

    Alec Burleson is batting .270 this season with 𓄧a team-high 21 home runs and 73 RBI𓆏.

    Brendan Donovan has collected 147 hits this season and has an OBP of .336. He’s slugging .402 on the year.

    Nolan Arenado✃ has 145 hits this season and a slash line of .2🍨65/.317/.391.

    Masꦰyn Winn leads St. Louis in batting average (.271) this season while adding 13 home runs and 50 💮RBI.

    Pirates Key Players to Watch

    Woodford gets the nod for the Pirates and will make his first start of the season🦋.

    Bryan Reynolds leads thꦯe Pirates in home runs (22), runs batted in (85) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .280.

    ܫOneil Cruz is hitting .267 with 34 doubles, three triples, 19 hom🃏e runs and 43 walks.

    Andrew McCutchen is hitting .235 with 17 doubleꦺs, a triple, 20 home runs and 57 walks.

    Isiah Kiner-Falefa h꧟as 14 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 16 walks while hitting .274.

    Cardinals and Pirates Injuries

    Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Finger), 💦Lance Lynn: 15 Day IL (Knee), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Keynan Middleton: 60 Day IL (Forearm)

    Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Herniated disc), Henry Davis: 10 Day IL (Hand), Ben Heller: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Marco Gonzales: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Daulton Jefferies: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Stratton: 60 Day IL (Patella), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

    Cardinals vs. Pirates Prediction

  • Score Prediction: Cardinals 5, Pirates 4
  • Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
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