Pirates vs. Cardinals Odds & Betting Predictions - August 29, 2026

Pirates at Cardinals

12:15 am • SportsNet PT
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Starting Pitchers
pitcherteameraw-l
Quinn Mathews logoQ.MathewsSt. Louis Cardinals logo3.832-4
Jared Jones logoJ.JonesPittsburgh Pirates logo3.725-6

Pirates at Cardinals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Pirates
0-0
-1.5
-1.5+145
o7.5-103
-112
Cardinals
0-0
u8
+1.5-172
u7.5-113
+104
location pinSaturday 12:15 a.m.
August 29, 2026
Busch StadiumSt. Louis
Pirates vs. Cardinals Expert Picks
Matt Trollo
Matt Trollo
Last 30d: 22-19-2 (+5.8u)
Under 8-115
0.5u
(B365 - want 8) Park -6%, neutral weather (-1% to +2%), no ump yet. Jones has pitched better than 4.76 ERA (17.6 K-BB%), Mathews projects lg avg. STL proj. LU avg 86 wRC+ Hm/81 v RHP/80 L30 days/15 FRV (no Winn), PIT 91/102/93/-1. PIT pen estimators 6th L30 days.
Matt DiLeo
Matt DiLeo
Last 30d: 31-23-0 (+3.5u)
J.Jones o4.5 Ks-134
0.75u
Ryan Minion
Ryan Minion
Last 30d: 222-221-2 (+4.1u)
O.Cruz o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs+108
$1.08
The Degenerates
The Degenerates
Last 30d: 47-51-2 (-7.6u)
PIT -110
1.1u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 99-89-0 (-2.9u)
PIT -110
1.1u
Payoff Pitch Podcast
Payoff Pitch Podcast
Last 30d: 62-150-6 (-24.1u)
PIT -110
0.5u
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Wags Wins
Wags Wins
Last 30d: 241-231-4 (+0.6u)
Over 7-115
1.15u
Kev Mahserejian
Kev Mahserejian
Last 30d: 14-18-0 (-1.0u)
STL -102
0.98u

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Pirates vs. Cardinals Public Betting Percentages

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Pirates

Public

52%

Bets%

48%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Cardinals
86-7641-4045-3617-3468-40
Pirates
80-8239-4241-4038-4441-36

Over/Under History

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Cardinals
74-82-636-42-338-40-324-26-148-55-5
Pirates
81-75-647-32-234-43-445-35-234-39-4

Straight-Up (ML) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Cardinals
77-8538-4339-4225-2651-57
Pirates
82-8044-3738-4347-3534-43

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Aug 27thBALW 7-5+1.5 WO 8.5STL +118
Aug 26thBALL 7-8+1.5 WO 8.5BAL -101
Aug 25thBALL 1-13-1.5 LO 8BAL -125
Aug 23rd@PHIL 4-6+1.5 LO 8PHI +194
Aug 22nd@PHIL 3-12+1.5 LO 9PHI +142
Pirates vs. Cardinals Box Score
Pirates Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Jared Jones logoRJ.Jones, P864.263
Evan Sisk logoLE.Sisk, P141.110
Gregory Soto logoLG.Soto, P6100
Yohan Ramirez logoRY.Ramirez, P15110
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Jared Triolo logo1J.Triolo, SS2-3001
Jacob Gonzalez logo1J.Gonzalez, PH0-1000
Jacob Gonzalez logo1J.Gonzalez, SS0-1000
Esmerlyn Valdez logo2E.Valdez, RF0-4000
Bryan Reynolds logo3B.Reynolds, DH0-3000
Oneil Cruz logo4O.Cruz, CF2-4000
Nick Gonzales logo5N.Gonzales, 2B1-3000
Nick Gonzales logo5N.Gonzales, 3B1-3000
Rafael Flores logo6R.Flores, 1B0-4000
Rafael Flores logo6R.Flores, C0-4000
Jake Mangum logo7J.Mangum, LF0-3100
Nick Yorke logo8N.Yorke, 3B1-2000
Brandon Lowe logo8B.Lowe, PH0-1000
Brandon Lowe logo8B.Lowe, 2B0-1000
Henry Davis logo9H.Davis, C0-2000
Spencer Horwitz logo9S.Horwitz, PH0-1000
Spencer Horwitz logo9S.Horwitz, 1B0-1000
Cardinals Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Quinn Mathews logoLQ.Mathews, P1025.271
Ryan Fernandez logoRR.Fernandez, P26220
Caleb Ferguson logoLC.Ferguson, P20.100
Ryne Stanek logoRR.Stanek, P12120
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
JJ Wetherholt logo1J.Wetherholt, SS0-4000
Ivan Herrera logo2I.Herrera, DH0-4000
Alec Burleson logo3A.Burleson, 1B0-4000
Jordan Walker logo4J.Walker, RF3-4200
Jose Fermin logo5J.Fermin, 2B2-4000
Jose Fermin logo5J.Fermin, LF2-4000
Nathan Church logo6N.Church, CF0-3001
Joshua Baez logo7J.Baez, LF1-4000
Ramon Urias logo7R.Urias, 2B0-0000
Nolan Gorman logo8N.Gorman, 3B1-3100
Jimmy Crooks logo9J.Crooks, C1-3112

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Pirates at Cardinals Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
Pirates
0-0
N/A
N/A
Cardinals
0-0
N/A
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