Cardinals vs. Pirates Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/14/2022

The St. Louis Cardinals (36-27), led by the red-hot Paul Goldschmidt and his two-game homer streak, are -222 favorites to pick up a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-36) Tuesday at 7:45 PM ET, live from Busch Stadium. St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas gets the start, and he’ll go against Pittsburgh’s Bryse Wilson.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Cardinals vs. Pirates

Our computer pick: Pittsburgh Pirates (+184) and Over (9)

Cardinals vs. Pirates Game Info

• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Miles Mikolas
• Pittsburgh Pirates probable starting pitcher: Bryse Wilson
• Game Day: Tuesday, June 14, 2022
• Game Time: 7:45 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Matchup

Cardinals Starter Miles Mikolas

• Mikolas (4-4) takes the mound for the Cardinals in his 13th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.93 ERA in 73 2/3 innings pitched, with 60 strikeouts.
• The righty last pitched on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he went eight innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.
• In 12 games this season, the 33-year-old has an ERA of 2.93, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .227 against him.
• Mikolas is looking to pick up his eighth quality start of the season.
• Mikolas will try to prolong a 12-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.0 frames per appearance).
• The opposing Pirates offense has a collective .224 batting average, and is 28th in the league with 437 total hits and 29th in MLB action with 205 runs scored. It has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.357) and ranks 22nd in home runs (54) in all of MLB.
• Mikolas has thrown 3 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out one against the Pirates this season.
• The 33-year-old’s 2.93 ERA ranks 22nd, 1.059 WHIP ranks 21st, and 7.3 K/9 ranks 43rd among qualifying pitchers this season.

Pirates Starter Bryse Wilson

• Wilson (0-3) will take the mound for the Pirates, his sixth start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, May 22, when he threw 1 2/3 innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, giving up seven earned runs.
• The 24-year-old has an ERA of 7.53, a 1.714 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.779 in eight games this season.
• None of Wilson’s five starts this season have met the criteria for a quality start.
• In five starts this season, Wilson has lasted five or more innings one time, with an average of 3.2 innings per appearance.
• The Cardinals have scored 298 runs this season, which ranks fourth in MLB. They have 543 hits, third in baseball, with 62 home runs (15th in the league).
• The Cardinals have gone 11-for-25 with three doubles, a home run and 10 RBI in 5 2/3 innings this season against the right-hander.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals have entered the game as favorites 33 times this season and won 22, or 66.7%, of those games.
• St. Louis has played as a favorite of -222 or more twice this season and split those games.
• The Cardinals have a 68.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 31 of their 64 chances.
• The Cardinals are 35-28-0 against the spread in their 63 chances this season.

Pirates Betting Picks & Insights

• The Pirates have been underdogs in 46 games this season and have come away with the win 17 times (37%) in those contests.
• This season, Pittsburgh has been victorious five times in 12 chances when named as an underdog of at least +184 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 35.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• Pittsburgh and their opponents have gone over in 23 of their 60 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Pirates are 26-34-0 against the spread in their 60 games that had a posted line this season.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Goldschmidt has put up a team-best batting average of .338, and leads the Cardinals in home runs (14) and runs batted in (51).
• Of all hitters in the majors, Goldschmidt ranks 14th in homers and third in RBI.
• Goldschmidt carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with a double, two home runs, three walks and four RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .271 with 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 24 walks.
• Arenado is 30th in homers and 10th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Tommy Edman is hitting .278 with nine doubles, three triples, six home runs and 25 walks.
• Edman will look to build on his four-game hitting in this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .273 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
• Harrison Bader has five doubles, a triple, five home runs and 11 walks while batting .257.

Pirates Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bryan Reynolds has swatted a team- leading 10 home runs.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Reynolds’ home run total ranks 37th and his RBI tally ranks 160th.
• Reynolds carries a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .395 with a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBI.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes has 22 runs batted in while hitting .271. Each is tops on the club.
• Hayes ranks 255th in homers and 132nd in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Michael Chavis has put up a team-best 22 runs batted in.
• Daniel Vogelbach is batting .224 with five doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 18 walks.

Betting Tips for Cardinals vs. Pirates

We have the Pirates on the moneyline at +184 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after taking a look at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 9 runs.