Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 18, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (76-75) are set to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-80) Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. ET, airing on SportsNet PT. The Cardinals are listed as -199 favorites by oddsmakers, while the underdog Pirates have +165 odds for the contest. Sonny Gray takes the mound for St. Louis while Jake Woodford is Pittsburgh’s starter for the contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-199)
• Underdog: Pirates (+165)
• Over/under: 8

Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have come away with 36 wins in the 70 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season St. Louis has come away with a win one time in four chances when named as a favorite of at least -199 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 66.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Pirates have gone 35-52 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 40.2% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +165 or longer, Pittsburgh has gone 1-9 (10%).
• The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 37.7% in this game.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in home runs with 21 and runs batted in with 73.
• Burleson ranks 55th in home runs and 47th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Brendan Donovan has 147 hits and an OBP of .336 to go with a slugging percentage of .402 this season.
• Bryan Reynolds paces the Pirates with 22 home runs and 85 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .280.
• Reynolds’ home run total ranks 45th in MLB, and he is 29th in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz has 34 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 43 walks while hitting .267.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals average just 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
• The Cardinals have the 16th-ranked ERA (4.07) in the majors this season.
• The Cardinals rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.262 WHIP this season.
• The Pirates pitching staff is 20th in MLB with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Pittsburgh’s 4.13 team ERA ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates have the 23rd-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.312).