Cardinals vs Pirates Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Wednesday when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates meet at PNC Park. Righthander Jake Westbrook will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Westbrook is 7-8 this season with a 4.48 ERA. The Pirates will counter Westbrook with Daniel McCutchen. Righthander McCutchen has a 8.18 ERA to go along with a 1-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Neil Walker drove in three runs to lead the Pirates in a 4-3 win over the Cardinals on Tuesday, as -240 favorites. That game's seven runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Joel Hanrahan tossed just over one inning of relief for the win, and Evan Meek closed out the ninth for his second save. Adam Wainwright allowed seven hits and four earned runs over his seven innings in the Cardinals loss. Team records: St. Louis: 68-55 SU Pittsburgh: 42-84 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Washington are 7-3 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road St. Louis is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home Pittsburgh is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against St. Louis Pittsburgh is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis Next up: St. Louis at Washington, Thursday, August 26 Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, Friday, August 27 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.