St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - MLB - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

Dylan Carlson sits at 99 hits, and will try to notch his 100th when the St. Louis Cardinals (91-66) take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (59-98) on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET.

The Cardinals are a home favorite (-251) against the Pirates (+206). The St. Louis Cardinals will give the start to Jordan Montgomery (8-6, 3.50 ERA), who is looking for win No. 9 on the season, and the Pirates will turn to Luis Ortiz (0-1, 1.17 ERA). The contest has an over/under of 7.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Predictions

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Cardinals vs. Pirates Last 10 Games Betting Performance

Cardinals

St. Louis was favored on the moneyline for three of its last 10 games, and finished 2-1 in those matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups, the Cardinals and their opponents combined to hit the over on the run total three times (all 10 games had set totals).
St. Louis is 4-6-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.

Pirates

Pittsburgh has played as the underdog in three of its past 10 games and lost each of those contests.
When it comes to hitting the over, the Pirates and their opponents are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
Pittsburgh has won five of its last 10 games against the spread.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Starting Pitcher Betting Trends

Projected starter: Jordan Montgomery

The Cardinals are 10-21-0 against the spread when Montgomery starts.
The Cardinals are 15-13 in Montgomery’s 28 starts this season with St. Louis as the moneyline favorite.
In Montgomery’s 31 starts, his team is 16-15.
Montgomery has started 31 contests with a total set by bookmakers this season. The teams have combined to go over the run total in 15 of them.

Projected starter: Luis Ortiz

When Ortiz starts, his team is 2-1-0 against the spread this season.
His team is 1-1 this season when he starts and they’re underdogs on the moneyline.
Ortiz’s team has won one of his three starts this season.
In Ortiz’s three starts with a total, the teams have hit the over two times.

Cardinals Batting Leaders

Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 35 home runs and 114 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .319.
Goldschmidt ranks eighth in homers and fourth in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
Goldschmidt has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with a double and two RBI.
Nolan Arenado has 41 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 51 walks while batting .293.
Arenado ranks 20th in homers and eighth in RBI this year.
Tommy Edman is hitting .261 with 30 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 45 walks.
Brendan Donovan is batting .281 with 20 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 59 walks.
Donovan has hit safely in four games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .308 with a double and four walks.

Pirates Batting Leaders

Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 26, runs batted in with 60 and his batting average of .260 is also best on his team.
Reynolds’ home run total ranks 34th in MLB, and he is 96th in RBI.
Ke’Bryan Hayes has 121 hits and an OBP of .316 to go with a slugging percentage of .350 this season.
Hayes is 242nd overall in homers and 198th in RBI this year.
Hayes has safely hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .353 with a double and an RBI.
Ben Gamel has 84 hits this season and a slash line of .232/.326/.365.
Oneil Cruz is batting .229 with an OBP of .287 and a slugging percentage of .454 this season.