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The Pittsburgh Pirates will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Monday when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park.
The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Kyle Lohse in this one. Righthander Lohse is 13-8 this season with a 3.59 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Brad Lincoln who starts for the Pirates. Righthander Lincoln is 1-2 with a 2.70 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 6-3 winner as they battled the Braves at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at +103 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Pirates were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Marlins. That made winners of bettors who got Florida at -103 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
St. Louis has won 5 straight games.
Pittsburgh has lost 3 straight games.
St. Louis has won 5 straight games.
Pittsburgh has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
St. Louis: 79-67 SU
Pittsburgh: 66-80 SU
St. Louis: 79-67 SU
Pittsburgh: 66-80 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a win are 7-3
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Monday are 1-9
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing Florida are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a win are 7-3
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Monday are 1-9
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing Florida are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 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 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Pittsburgh's last 21 games at home
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 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 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Pittsburgh's last 21 games at home
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to St. Louis, Tuesday, September 13
Pittsburgh home to St. Louis, Tuesday, September 13
