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The
division rival Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals are set to
renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Busch Stadium.
James
McDonald will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day.
Righthander McDonald is 8-6 this season with a 4.21 ERA.
The
Cardinals will counter McDonald with Jake Westbrook. Righthander
Westbrook has a 4.70 ERA to go along with a 10-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Cardinals listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus
the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Pittsburgh
lost its last outing, an 8-4 result against the Cardinals on August
25. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at -164 on the moneyline won on
the day, and the total score (12) sent OVER bettors to the payout
window.
Team
records:
Pittsburgh: 61-69 SU
St. Louis: 68-63 SU
Pittsburgh
most recently:
When playing on Friday are 1-9
Before playing
St. Louis are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss
are 6-4
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are
6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh
are 5-5
After a win are 4-6
A
few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of
Pittsburgh's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of
Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against St.
Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
when playing St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 7-18 SU in its last 25
games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5
games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 10-3 SU
in its last 13 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The
total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9
games at home
Next
up:
St. Louis home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, August 27
