Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 13, 2024

Bookmakers declined to choose a favorite for Thursday’s matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals (32-34) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-35), with both teams equal on the moneyline. The teams will take to the field at 2:15 PM ET, live on SportsNet PT Lance Lynn will get the ball for St. Louis while Pittsburgh will counter with Mitch Keller.

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

Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-110)
• Underdog: Pirates (-110)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have been chosen as favorites in 32 games this year and have walked away with the win 17 times (53.1%) in those games.
• This season St. Louis has been victorious 17 times in 32 chances when named as a favorite of at least -110 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 52.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Pirates have won 51.2% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (21-20).
• Pittsburgh has a 21-20 record (winning 51.2% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -110 or longer.
• The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 52.4% in this game.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Brendan Donovan is batting .247 with four home runs and 28 RBI for St. Louis this season.
• Donovan’s home runs put him 193rd in MLB, and he ranks 92nd in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has collected 65 hits this season and has an OBP of .320. He’s slugging .386 on the year.
• Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates in runs batted in (35) and has put up a team-high batting average of .263.
• Reynolds ranks 70th in home runs and 44th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Connor Joe has 14 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 21 walks while hitting .255.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.02 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.264 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 12th in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has the 14th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.91).
• The Pirates have the 19th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.277).