Pittsburgh Pirates (49-48) vs St. Louis Cardinals (50-47)
Game Info: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 6:40 pm (PNC Park)
The Line: Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Pirates -164 / St. Louis Cardinals +139 — Over/Under:
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates meet Tuesday in MLB action from PNC Park. Here’s a St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game. We will examine:
The St. Louis Cardinals recent form and player performance
The Pittsburgh Pirates recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the St. Louis Cardinals
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Pittsburgh Pirates
Recent betting trends in games played between the Cardinals and Pirates
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Cardinals vs Pirates game
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
In their last series the Cardinals played the Atlanta Braves. St. Louis lost 3-2 in the opener of that set, then took wins 9-5 and 6-2 in the remaining pair. On Monday in the opener versus the Pirates, the Cards took a tough loss 2-1. Andre Pallante had 6.0 innings with one earned run in the start.
In the starter role for the Cardinals on Tuesday it’ll be Lance Lynn. This year Lynn is 5-4 with a 4.39 ERA in 19 starts. Lynn is 141-99 with a 3.77 ERA in 360 career games (336 starts).
Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview
Over on the Pirates’ side, they lost to the Phillies 8-7 and 4-1 in their first two games this weekend, but staved off the sweep with a 6-0 win Sunday. On Monday in their Cardinals opener the Pirates got 7.0 innings and one earned from starter Mitch Keller.
It’ll be Paul Skenes in the starter slot for the Pirates on Tuesday. In the first 11 starts of his career Skenes is cooking at 6-0 with a 1.90 ERA. He has 89 Ks in 66.1 innings total.
Cardinals vs Pirates Pick Injury Notes
Cardinals SP Steven Matz (back) threw a bullpen session Saturday.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Cardinals’ last four games as road underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Six of the Pirates’ last seven games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last nine road games against NL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last eight night games between the Cardinals and Pirates.
Pittsburgh Pirates Player Prop Facts
- Jack Suwinski has hit a home run in each of the Pirates’ last three Tuesday night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Bryan Reynolds has recorded at least one Single in each of the Pirates’ last six night games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Oneil Cruz has recorded at least one Double in three of his last four appearances in night games against NL teams that held a winning record.
- Bryan Reynolds has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 home appearances against the Cardinals after playing the previous day.
- Oneil Cruz has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- Bryan Reynolds has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 home appearances against the Cardinals after playing the previous day.
- Andrew McCutchen has scored at least one run in each of his last six appearances with the Pirates as home favorites against the Cardinals.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one total base in 22 of his last 23 road appearances after playing the previous day.
- Matt Carpenter has scored at least one run in each of his last five appearances at PNC Park against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Matt Carpenter has hit a home run in four of his last five appearances at PNC Park against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Alec Burleson has recorded at least one Single in each of the Cardinals’ last six games at PNC Park.
- Tommy Edman has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances with the Cardinals as road underdogs against the Pirates.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one hit in 22 of his last 23 road appearances after playing the previous day.
- Lance Lynn has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last eight Tuesday appearances with his team as an underdog.
- Lance Lynn has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances against NL opponents.
- Alec Burleson has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Cardinals’ last eight games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction
I’ll stay with the Pirates. Skenes is on a roll as he kicks off his career. His last outing versus Milwaukee was perhaps his best yet, with 7.0 clean no-hit frames, 11 Ks and one walk in a victory. As for Lynn, he gave up 10 earned in 2.2 innings on July 6 versus the Nats, but bounced back for a win over the Cubs in his next outing.
On Monday the Pirates were only able to cash in a couple of times but it was enough to supplement a stellar pitching outing. Pittsburgh only used a couple of arms out of the pen (one inning each for Chapman and Bednar) so they’ll be fresh for Skenes’ start Tuesday.