Pirates vs. Cardinals Odds
ST. LOUIS, MO (TheSpread) – The St. Louis Cardinals look to pick up another victory on Saturday when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates at 2:15PM ET.
St. Louis is 16-6 on the season and 9-2 at home while Pittsburgh is 12-11 overall and 6-7 on the road. The Pirates have Francisco Liriano (1-1, 2.22 ERA) on the mound to face John Lackey (1-1, 4.21) of the Cardinals. The Cardinals picked up a 2-1 win in the series opener on Friday night. The home team has now won six straight meetings between these two and they have hit the under in five of their last seven meetings.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, St. Louis is the slight favorite at home, as the Cardinals are getting odds of -110 to prevail, while the Pirates are getting a money line of +100 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7 runs.
The Pirates come into today having lost three of their last four games. Pittsburgh has been trending with the under as of late, as it has pushed or hit the under in seven of its last nine outings. The Cardinals have won four straight and eight of their last 10 coming into today’s action. St. Louis has pushed or hit the over in five of its last seven games overall and three of its last four games at home.
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