Courtesy of Oddshark.com
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates meet at PNC Park.
The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Kyle Lohse in this one. Righthander Lohse is 10-7 this season with a 3.37 ERA.
It'll be Paul Maholm toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Lefthander Maholm is 6-13 with a 3.60 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 5-4 loser on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on Pittsburgh at +127 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
St. Louis has lost 2 straight games.
Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games.
St. Louis has lost 2 straight games.
Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
St. Louis: 65-58 SU
Pittsburgh: 58-63 SU
St. Louis: 65-58 SU
Pittsburgh: 58-63 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a win are 4-6
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 18 games
Next up:
St. Louis at Chi Cubs, Friday, August 19
Pittsburgh home to Cincinnati, Friday, August 19
St. Louis at Chi Cubs, Friday, August 19
Pittsburgh home to Cincinnati, Friday, August 19
