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The Pittsburgh Pirates (+105) visit Busch Stadium to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (-125) on August 29, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 2:15 pm in St. Louis, MO.

This season, the Pirates are against the spread (ATS), while the Cardinals are ATS.

Pirates vs Cardinals Starting Pitchers Today:

• Pirates starting pitcher: Lake Bachar 1-3, 3.72 ERA
• Cardinals starting pitcher: Kyle Leahy 10-4, 3.15 ERA

Pirates vs. Cardinals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

Pirates vs Cardinals Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Cardinals will win Saturday‘s MLB game with 57.4% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.

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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Pirates players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Pirates Player Prop Bets Today:

• Spencer Horwitz has hit the Runs Under in 18 of his last 20 games (+15.50 Units / 45% ROI)
• Jacob Gonzalez has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 15 of his last 20 games (+10.00 Units / 40% ROI)
• Esmerlyn Valdez has hit the Walks Over in 12 of his last 20 away games (+9.80 Units / 49% ROI)
• Jake Mangum has hit the Singles Under in 9 of his last 10 away games (+9.35 Units / 90% ROI)
• Jacob Gonzalez has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 8 away games (+7.90 Units / 99% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Cardinals players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Cardinals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Nathan Church has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 18 of his last 25 games (+12.80 Units / 44% ROI)
• JJ Wetherholt has hit the Total Bases Under in 17 of his last 20 games at home (+12.10 Units / 33% ROI)
• Kyle Leahy has hit the Earned Runs Under in his last 10 games (+10.15 Units / 72% ROI)
• JJ Wetherholt has hit the Hits Under in 12 of his last 20 games at home (+9.55 Units / 42% ROI)
• Jordan Walker has hit the Runs Over in 13 of his last 20 games (+9.30 Units / 45% ROI)

Pirates Best Bets Today:

• The Pittsburgh Pirates have hit the Team Total Under in 23 of their last 35 games (+9.95 Units / 25% ROI)
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have hit the Game Total Under in 15 of their last 20 away games (+9.55 Units / 43% ROI)
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in their last 5 games (+5.60 Units / 103% ROI)
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have covered the Run Line in 4 of their last 8 away games (+0.65 Units / 7% ROI)

Cardinals Best Bets Today:

• The St. Louis Cardinals have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 19 of their last 25 games (+12.55 Units / 43% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 16 of their last 25 games (+12.45 Units / 43% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Game Total Under in 22 of their last 35 games at home (+8.90 Units / 23% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Team Total Under in 22 of their last 35 games at home (+8.30 Units / 21% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 14 of their last 22 games (+6.45 Units / 26% ROI)

Pirates Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Pirates are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

• away moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
• away total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
• away total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Cardinals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Cardinals are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

• home moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
• home total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
• home total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Cardinals vs Pirates Home Run Prop Bets Today

Cardinals vs Pirates Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Cardinals vs Pirates Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Pirates Keys to the Game vs. the Cardinals

The Pirates are just 5-34 (.128) when allowing 10 or more hits this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

The Pirates are just 27-38 (.415) after a win this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

The Pirates are just 12-77 (.135) when allowing 10 or more hits since the 2025 season — lowest in MLB.

The Pirates are just 16-61 (.208) when allowing 2 or more home runs since the 2025 season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB.

Cardinals Keys to the Game vs. the Pirates

The Cardinals are just 25-15 (.625) when they’ve had 10 or more hits this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

The Cardinals are just 6-13 (.316) when tied entering the 8th inning this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

The Cardinals are just 5-47 (.096) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

The Cardinals are just 13-24 (.351) when tied entering the 8th inning since the 2025 season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Pirates Hitting Stats & Trends

Pirates hitters have struck out in 26% of their PA’s against LHP this season — highest in MLB.

The Pirates are batting .270 at home this season — best in MLB.

Pirates hitters are slugging just .246 with two-strikes this season — tied for lowest in MLB.

Pirates hitters have an OPS of .757 (3,628 PA’s) against RHP this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Cardinals Hitting Stats & Trends

Cardinals hitters have struck out in just 19% of their PA’s against LHP this season — 3rd best in MLB.

Cardinals hitters have an OPS of just .671 (2,558 PA’s) at home this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Cardinals hitters are slugging just .364 at home this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Cardinals hitters are slugging just .379 against RHP this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

Pirates Pitching Stats & Trends

Pirates pitchers have a strikeout rate of 24% this season — tied for 5th best in MLB.

Pirates pitchers have walked 10% of batters when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — tied for 2nd highest in MLB.

The softest ball hit off of the Pirates pitchers this season was just 16.7 MPH — tied for 5th best in MLB

Pirates pitchers have an ERA of 4.45 (605.0 IP) at home this season — 5th highest in MLB.

Cardinals Pitching Stats & Trends

The Cardinals pitchers have allowed their opponents to score first in just 32% of their games on the road this season — lowest in MLB.

Cardinals pitchers have induced opposing hitters to ground into 120 double plays in 1,022 opportunities (12%) this season — best in MLB.

The Cardinals pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of 89.5 MPH this season (3,408 balls in play) — 2nd highest in MLB

Opponents have a groundball rate of 45% against Cardinals pitchers this season — 5th highest in MLB.

More MLB Reading:

• Home Run Predictions Today
• Best NRFI Bets Today
• Strikeout Props Today
• MLB Starting Pitchers Today

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