Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The fans at PNC Park will be treated to a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates when they take their seats on Tuesday.
The Cardinals will trot Chris Carpenter out to the mound in this one. Righthander Carpenter has a 8-8 record and a 3.68 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Jeff Karstens who starts for the Pirates. Righthander Karstens is 8-5 with a 3.09 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
The Cardinals were a 6-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Pirates. That made winners of bettors who got Pittsburgh at +118 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Team records:
St. Louis: 65-57 SU
Pittsburgh: 57-63 SU
St. Louis: 65-57 SU
Pittsburgh: 57-63 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 8-2
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a win are 4-6
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 8-2
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to St. Louis, Wednesday, August 17
Pittsburgh home to St. Louis, Wednesday, August 17
