Cardinals Vs Pirates: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – April 10, 2022

The St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (0-2) square off on Sunday at 2:15 PM ET. St. Louis (-214 to win) has Steven Matz starting, while Pittsburgh (+178) will send out Bryse Wilson.

The insights in the article below reflect odds as of April 10, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET.

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Cardinals vs Pirates Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

The probable pitchers for both teams have not made a start this season. Here are their stats from last season:

Cardinals Probable Starter Steven Matz

• Matz will make his first start of the season for the Cardinals.
• The 30-year-old southpaw last appeared Friday, Oct. 1 against the Baltimore Orioles, when he started and went 7 2/3 innings.
• Last season he finished with a 3.82 ERA and a 1.334 WHIP over his 29 games, putting together a 14-7 record.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 10, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Matz

Pirates Probable Starter Bryse Wilson

• Wilson has been named the starter for the Pirates and will make his first start this season.
• The 24-year-old righty last pitched Saturday, Sept. 18 against the Miami Marlins, tossing 5 2/3 innings as the starter.
• He ended last season with a 5.35 ERA and a 1.446 WHIP in 16 games, finishing with a 3-7 record.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 10, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cardinals Stats vs Wilson

Cardinals Betting Trends

• The Cardinals went 51-33 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 60.7% of those games).
• In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -214 or shorter, St. Louis had a 4-2 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 68.2% in this matchup.
• St. Louis combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 74 times last season for a 74-81-6 record against the over/under.
• The Cardinals collected a 56-60-0 record ATS last season (covering 48.3% of the time).

Pirates Betting Trends

• The Pirates won 51, or 34.9%, of the 146 games they played as underdogs last season.
• Pittsburgh was 11-23 last season when entering a game as the underdog by +178 or more on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 36% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents hit the over in 76 of their 157 games with a total last season.
• The Pirates were 49-63-0 against the spread last season.

Cardinals Players to Watch

• Paul Goldschmidt put up 177 hits with a batting average of .294 last season.
• Nolan Arenado hit .255 with 34 doubles, three triples, 34 home runs and 50 walks.
• Tommy Edman hit .262 with 41 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 38 walks a season ago.
• Tyler O’Neill collected 138 hits while batting .286.

Cardinals Batting Stats (2021)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Bryan Reynolds collected 169 hits, posted an OBP of .390 and a .522 SLG last season.
• Kevin Newman slashed .226/.265/.309 and finished with an OPS of .574.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes ended his last campaign with 93 hits, an OBP of .316 plus a slugging percentage of .373.
• Ben Gamel slashed .247/.347/.388 and finished with an OPS of .735.

Pirates Batting Stats (2021)

Cardinals vs Pirates Player Props

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