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

The St. Louis Cardinals (92-67) and Pittsburgh Pirates (59-99) will meet on Monday at PNC Park, starting at 6:35 PM ET. Mitch Keller (5-12) will start for the Pirates. The Cardinals have not named a starting pitcher yet.

Despite playing away from home the Cardinals are at -166 to win, compared to the Pirates at +135.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Odds

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St. Louis Cardinals (-)

Moneyline

Cardinals (-166)

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

Game Day: Monday, October 3, 2022
Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Stadium: PNC Park

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
Zack Collins	10 Day Injury List	Illness
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

Last Time Out: Cardinals and Pirates

Chase De Jong (1.00 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 0 K) earned a win in the Pirates’ 7-5 victory over the Cardinals yesterday. Oneil Cruz led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double. Adam Wainwright (4.00 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Cardinals.

Betting Trends

Cardinals Betting Records and Team Stats

This season, the Cardinals have won 65 out of the 98 games, or 66.3%, in which they’ve been favored. St. Louis has entered 54 games this season favored by -166 or more and is 35-19 in those contests. Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 62.4% chance to win. Games involving St. Louis have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 77 of 163 chances this season. The Cardinals are 87-76-0 against the spread in their 163 chances this season.

Name	GP	AVG (Rank)	OBP (Rank)	SLG (Rank)	HR% (Rank)	K% (Rank)	BB% (Rank)
Paul Goldschmidt	149	.318 (3)	.404 (3)	.581 (3)	5.4% (11)	21.6% (82)	12.1% (14)
Nolan Arenado	147	.292 (18)	.358 (23)	.534 (6)	4.9% (19)	11.5% (7)	8.4% (70)
Tommy Edman	152	.262 (60)	.322 (72)	.397 (98)	2.1% (108)	17.6% (50)	7.4% (85)
Brendan Donovan	123	.280 (-)	.394 (-)	.380 (-)	1.1% (-)	15.1% (-)	13.1% (-)
Albert Pujols	107	.269 (-)	.346 (-)	.545 (-)	6.7% (-)	16.0% (-)	8.1% (-)

Pirates Betting Records and Team Stats

The Pirates have been chosen as underdogs in 140 games this year and have walked away with the win 51 times (36.4%) in those games. Pittsburgh has a mark of 29-70 in contests where bookmakers favor them by +135 or worse on the moneyline. The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 42.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup. Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 74 of their 164 opportunities. The Pirates are 85-79-0 against the spread in their 164 games that had a posted line this season.

Name	GP	AVG (Rank)	OBP (Rank)	SLG (Rank)	HR% (Rank)	K% (Rank)	BB% (Rank)
Bryan Reynolds	143	.260 (64)	.343 (41)	.459 (40)	4.5% (29)	23.2% (91)	8.9% (63)
Ke’Bryan Hayes	135	.244 (90)	.314 (90)	.347 (123)	1.3% (123)	22.3% (86)	8.4% (70)
Ben Gamel	114	.232 (-)	.325 (-)	.372 (-)	2.2% (-)	23.0% (-)	11.5% (-)
Oneil Cruz	84	.232 (-)	.291 (-)	.458 (-)	4.9% (-)	35.4% (-)	7.5% (-)
Kevin Newman	75	.276 (-)	.319 (-)	.376 (-)	0.7% (-)	16.1% (-)	5.4% (-)

Cardinals vs. Pirates Picks and Predictions

Our top pick for Cardinals vs. Pirates is the Cardinals (-166 on the moneyline) as the pick to win.