Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 17, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (75-75) are favorites (-139) on the moneyline when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-79) Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. ET, live on SportsNet PT. St. Louis’ Lance Lynn gets the start, and he’ll go against Pittsburgh’s Bailey Falter.

Check out our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-139)
• Underdog: Pirates (+117)
• Over/under: 8

Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have come away with 35 wins in the 69 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• St. Louis has a record of 17-15 when favored by -139 or more this year.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 58.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Pirates have won 40.7% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (35-51).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +117 or longer, Pittsburgh has a record of 21-32 (39.6%).
• The Pirates have a 46.1% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Alec Burleson is batting .270 this season with a team-high 21 home runs and 73 RBI.
• Burleson ranks 54th in homers and 46th in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Brendan Donovan has 146 hits and an OBP of .336 to go with a slugging percentage of .401 this season.
• Bryan Reynolds has racked up a team-best batting average of .280, and leads the Pirates in home runs (22) and runs batted in (85).
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Reynolds’ home run total puts him 45th, and his RBI total ranks 28th.
• Oneil Cruz has 34 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 43 walks while hitting .268.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals strike out just 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
• Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.09 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.263 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Pirates pitching staff is 17th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Pittsburgh has a 4.14 team ERA that ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the 23rd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.314).