Cardinals vs. Pirates Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/13/2022

The Pittsburgh Pirates (24-34) hope to avoid their seventh straight defeat when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals (34-27) Monday at 7:45 PM ET. The Cardinals are listed as -195 favorites, while the Pirates are +166 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. St. Louis’ Zack Thompson gets the start, and he’ll go against Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Cardinals vs. Pirates

Our computer pick: Pittsburgh Pirates (+166) and Over (8.5)

Cardinals vs. Pirates Game Info

• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Zack Thompson
• Pittsburgh Pirates probable starting pitcher: Mitch Keller
• Game Day: Monday, June 13, 2022
• Game Time: 7:45 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Matchup

Cardinals Starter Zack Thompson

• Thompson makes his first start of the season for the Cardinals.
• The 24-year-old lefty came out of the bullpen in his most recent outing this season, his only action so far.
• He has a 2.25 ERA and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .200 against him over his one games this season.
• The Pirates have MLB’s 29th-ranked scoring offense (199 total runs) and have put up a .224 batting average as a team while hitting 51 home runs (23rd in the league) this season.

Pirates Starter Mitch Keller

• The Pirates’ Keller (2-5) will make his 10th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up one earned run in six innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
• The 26-year-old has pitched in 11 games this season with an ERA of 5.26 and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .265.
• He has two quality starts in nine chances this season.
• Keller will look to pitch five or more innings for the third start in a row.
• The Cardinals are batting .250 this season, seventh in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .390 (16th in the league) with 59 home runs.
• The right-hander has allowed the Cardinals to go 6-for-18 with a double, a home run and four RBI in four innings this season.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Cardinals have been favored 31 times and won 20, or 64.5%, of those games.
• This season, St. Louis has won one of its three games when favored by at least -195 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have a 66.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 30 of their 62 opportunities.
• The Cardinals are 33-28-0 ATS in their 61 games with a spread this season.

Pirates Betting Picks & Insights

• The Pirates have come away with 17 wins in the 44 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Pittsburgh has a win-loss record of 7-8 when favored by +166 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 37.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Pittsburgh and their opponents have hit the over in 22 of their 58 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Pirates are 26-32-0 against the spread in their 58 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 12 home runs and 47 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .327.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Goldschmidt ranks 20th in home runs and fourth in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 24 walks while hitting .281.
• Arenado is 29th in home runs and ninth in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Arenado enters this game looking for his fifth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
• Tommy Edman has eight doubles, three triples, six home runs and 25 walks while batting .280.
• Edman has at least one base hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .300 with a home run, two walks and two RBI.
• Harrison Bader is hitting .260 with five doubles, a triple, five home runs and 11 walks.

Pirates Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bryan Reynolds has swatted a team-high 10 home runs.
• Reynolds’ home run total puts him 37th in MLB, and he is 161st in RBI.
• Reynolds has collected a hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .526 with a double, two home runs and five RBI.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes has a club-leading 21 runs batted in and .277 batting average.
• Hayes is 253rd among all batters in MLB in home runs, and 140th in RBI.
• Daniel Vogelbach has five doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 18 walks while batting .232.
• Michael Chavis is batting .268 with seven doubles, two triples, five home runs and seven walks.

Betting Tips for Cardinals vs. Pirates

Our best bet is the Pirates on the moneyline at +166 after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will over the total of 8.5 runs.