St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction & Picks - MLB
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Prediction:
Cardinals will cover -1.5 runs
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by Lou Aguila in MLB Picks
The St. Louis Cardinals will shoot for a 4-0 sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis Missouri. With barely two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Cardinals don’t have much time to make one final run at the last wild-card playoff spot, which is currently occupied by the Arizona Diamondbacks. St. Louis is trailing the D-Backs by seven games, and with 11 games left on their schedule, it’s obvious that they are now out of contention. Still, the Cardinals want to finish their 2024 MLB campaign strong. A win against the Pirates will keep them on course to finish the season with a winning record. The Pirates, meanwhile, are trying not to finish last in their National League Central standings. They are right now 2.5 games behind the No.4 team in their division, the Cincinnati Reds (74-79). Pittsburgh has lost five of their last seven games and four consecutive games on the road.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Form
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L |
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0.512 | 162 | 83 | 79 |
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0.469 | 162 | 76 | 86 |
St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
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5/6 (83%)
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3/6 (50%)
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4/6 (67%)
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St. Louis Cardinals against Pittsburgh Pirates : Head to Head (H2H)
67 %
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St. Louis Cardinals - Pittsburgh Pirates Key Points
- Pittsburgh are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against St. Louis.
- Pittsburgh are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
- St. Louis are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home.
- St. Louis are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
Our St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction
The Cardinals are poised to sweep this series against the Pirates given that they are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home and 5-0 in their last five home games against Pittsburgh. Starting Erick Fedde, who is 1-4 with a 3.71 ERA in his last five starts, might look like a bad decision but he’s a career 2-0 against the Pirates, who are batting .241 with 2.3 runs per game over their last five games. The Cardinals managed to beat the spread in each game of this series. Game 4 won’t be an exception. Our betting prediction for St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Back the Cardinals to cover -1.5 runs, +155, at BetMGM.
Prediction:
Cardinals will cover -1.5 runs
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