Cardinals Vs Pirates: MLB Betting Odds & Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals (15-12) face the Pittsburgh Pirates (12-14) a game after Tommy Edman had a four-hit outing in a 12-5 win over the Pirates. The Cardinals are favored (-150) in this matchup with the Pirates (+128), which begins at 1:05 PM ET on Sunday. Carlos Martinez starts for St. Louis while Pittsburgh will counter with Wil Crowe.

The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of May 2, 2021, 2:00 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Cardinals vs Pirates Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Cardinals Probable Starter Carlos Martínez

• Martinez (1-4) takes the mound first for the Cardinals in his sixth start of the season. He has a 4.76 ERA in 28 1/3 innings pitched, with 17 strikeouts.
• The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the Phillies, when he went 7 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up two hits.
• The opposing Pirates offense has the 28th-best slugging percentage (.357) and has hit the 29th-most home runs (20) in all of MLB. They have a collective .228 batting average, and are 19th in the league with 195 total hits and 24th in MLB action scoring 102 runs.
• The Cardinals were the moneyline favorite for two Martínez starts this season — they split the games.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 2, 2021 at 2:11 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Martínez

Pirates Probable Starter Wil Crowe

• The Pirates will send Crowe to the mound for his second start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the Twins, throwing four innings and giving up one earned run.
• The Cardinals rank seventh in MLB with 129 runs scored this season. They have a .230 batting average this campaign with 35 home runs (seventh in the league).
• His team is 1-1 this season when he starts and they’re underdogs on the moneyline.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 2, 2021 at 2:11 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cardinals Betting Trends

• The Cardinals’ offense is averaging 5.5 runs in road games and 4.0 per contest when they play at home.
• The Cardinals have the No. 7 offense in baseball scoring 4.8 runs per game (129 total runs).
• The Cardinals are 9-7 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 56.2% of those games).
• St. Louis has played as a moneyline favorite of -150 or shorter in only two games this season, which they split 1-1.
• St. Louis has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 13 times this season for a 13-12-2 record against the over/under.
• St. Louis has a 5-2 record over the seven games it was favored on the moneyline in its last 10 matchups.

Pirates Betting Trends

• The Pirates have scored the 24th-most runs in the league this season with 102 (3.9 per game).
• They’ve scored 4.6 runs per game this season at home compared to an average of 3.4 per contest on the road.
• The Pirates have entered the game as underdogs 24 times this season and won 11, or 45.8%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 8-8, a 50% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +128 or more by bookmakers this season.
• Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 13 of 26 chances this season.
• In eight games over the last 10 matchups when set as the underdog by sportsbooks, Pittsburgh has a record of 4-4.

Cardinals Players to Watch

• Nolan Arenado leads the Cardinals with 18 runs batted in.
• Arenado ranks 19th in hits (29), 23rd in RBI (18), and fourth in SLG (.491) among qualifying hitters in MLB.
• Dylan Carlson has seven doubles, two triples, three home runs and 10 walks while hitting .277.
• Among qualified hitters in baseball, Carlson ranks 17th in SLG.

Cardinals Batting Stats (2021)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Colin Moran is batting .297 with four home runs and 19 RBI. All three of those stats lead Pittsburgh hitters this season.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB, Moran ranks 17th in RBI.
• Bryan Reynolds is batting .287 with an OBP of .385 and a slugging percentage of .426 this season.
• Reynolds ranks 17th in SLG (.426), and 25th in OBP (.385) among qualified hitters in the majors.

Pirates Batting Stats (2021)

Cardinals vs Pirates Player Props

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