Pirates vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 23, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (52-47) enter Tuesday’s matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates (50-49) following their 2-1 series victory over the Braves. The Pirates, coming off of a series win against the Phillies, are listed as -181 favorites for Game 1. The series begins at PNC Park, starting at 6:40 PM ET on SportsNet PT. Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Lance Lynn.

Here is our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Pirates vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-181)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+151)
• Over/under: 7.5

Pirates vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Pirates have won in 21, or 53.8%, of the 39 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Pittsburgh has come away with a win two times in four chances when named as a favorite of at least -181 on the moneyline.
• The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 64.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Cardinals have been the underdog on the moneyline 47 total times this season. They’ve gone 23-24 in those games.
• St. Louis has a 1-6 record (winning only 14.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +151 or longer.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 39.8%.

Pirates vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 18, runs batted in with 61 and his batting average of .288 is also best on his team.
• Reynolds’ home runs rank him 20th in Major League Baseball, and he is 20th in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz has collected 83 hits this season and has an OBP of .303. He’s slugging .455 on the year.
• Alec Burleson has racked up a team-best batting average of .294, while pacing the Cardinals in home runs (18) and runs batted in (59).
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Burleson is 20th in home runs and 25th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan has 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 29 walks while hitting .274.

Pirates vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Pirates average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• Pirates pitchers have a 1.280 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
• St. Louis has a 4.00 team ERA that ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.265).