Cardinals vs Pirates Prediction: Picks, Live Odds & Start Time

In the third game of a six-game series at Busch Stadium, the Pittsburgh Pirates (58-99) meet the St. Louis Cardinals (92-66), Sunday at 2:15 PM ET. Adam Wainwright (10-11) will start for the Cardinals, and Roansy Contreras (5-5) for the Pirates.

The Pirates (+182) are on the road versus the favored Cardinals (-216). The total for the Cardinals-Pirates game is 7.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Odds

Run Line

St. Louis Cardinals (-1.5)

Moneyline

Cardinals (-216)

Total

7 Runs (Over: -114, Under: -106)

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When, Where, at What Time is Cardinals vs. Pirates

Game Day: Sunday, October 2, 2022
Game Time: 2:15 PM ET
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Stadium: Busch Stadium

Cardinals Injury Report

Name	Status	Injury
Tyler O’Neill	10 Day Injury List	Hamstring
Jordan Hicks	15 Day Injury List	Arm
Drew VerHagen	60 Day Injury List	Hip
Álex Reyes	60 Day Injury List	Shoulder

Pirates Injury Report

Name	Status	Injury
Eric Stout	15 Day Injury List	Undisclosed
JT Brubaker	15 Day Injury List	Back
Wil Crowe	15 Day Injury List	Elbow
Roberto Pérez	60 Day Injury List	Hamstring
Canaan Smith	60 Day Injury List	Wrist
Blake Cederlind	60 Day Injury List	Elbow
Max Kranick	60 Day Injury List	Elbow
Yerry De Los Santos	60 Day Injury List	Shoulder
Colin Holderman	60 Day Injury List	Shoulder
Tyler Heineman	7 Day Injury List	Concussion

Last Time Out: Cardinals and Pirates

These clubs meet again after the Cardinals defeated the Pirates 13-3 yesterday. Jordan Montgomery picked up the win for the Cardinals (6.00 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 5 K), and Corey Dickerson led the way offensively (2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI). Luis Ortiz (0.00 IP, 6 R, 3 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Pirates.

Betting Trends

Cardinals Betting Records and Team Stats

This season, the Cardinals have won 65 out of the 97 games, or 67%, in which they’ve been favored. St. Louis has a record of 13-6, a 68.4% win rate, when favored by -216 or more by oddsmakers this season. The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 68.4% chance of a victory for the Cardinals. St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 76 of their 162 opportunities. The Cardinals are 87-75-0 ATS in their 162 games with a spread this season.

Name	GP	AVG (Rank)	OBP (Rank)	SLG (Rank)	HR% (Rank)	K% (Rank)	BB% (Rank)
Paul Goldschmidt	149	.318 (3)	.404 (4)	.581 (3)	5.4% (11)	21.6% (82)	12.1% (15)
Nolan Arenado	146	.293 (16)	.358 (24)	.536 (6)	4.9% (18)	11.6% (7)	8.3% (69)
Tommy Edman	151	.261 (62)	.320 (77)	.396 (98)	2.1% (107)	17.7% (52)	7.2% (89)
Brendan Donovan	122	.281 (-)	.396 (-)	.382 (-)	1.1% (-)	15.3% (-)	13.3% (-)
Albert Pujols	106	.264 (-)	.342 (-)	.528 (-)	6.4% (-)	16.1% (-)	8.2% (-)

Pirates Betting Records and Team Stats

The Pirates have been underdogs in 139 games this season and have come away with the win 50 times (36%) in those contests. Pittsburgh has a mark of 12-31 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +182 or worse on the moneyline. Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 35.5% chance of pulling out a win. Pittsburgh’s games have gone over the total in 73 of their 163 opportunities. The Pirates have an against the spread mark of 84-79-0 in 163 games with a line this season.

Name	GP	AVG (Rank)	OBP (Rank)	SLG (Rank)	HR% (Rank)	K% (Rank)	BB% (Rank)
Bryan Reynolds	142	.259 (68)	.342 (44)	.454 (42)	4.3% (36)	23.2% (91)	9.0% (59)
Ke’Bryan Hayes	134	.244 (90)	.314 (91)	.347 (123)	1.3% (122)	22.3% (86)	8.4% (68)
Ben Gamel	113	.232 (-)	.326 (-)	.365 (-)	1.9% (-)	22.9% (-)	11.6% (-)
Oneil Cruz	83	.229 (-)	.287 (-)	.454 (-)	5.0% (-)	36.0% (-)	7.3% (-)
Kevin Newman	75	.276 (-)	.319 (-)	.376 (-)	0.7% (-)	16.1% (-)	5.4% (-)

Cardinals vs. Pirates Picks and Predictions

Our pick for Cardinals vs. Pirates is the Cardinals (-216 on the moneyline) as the pick to win. As for the over/under, we prefer the over on 7 runs.