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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium.
Right hander Wil Crowe will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Crowe is 0-4 this season with a 6.42 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Kwang-Hyun Kim who starts for the Cardinals. Left hander Kim is 1-5 with a 3.60 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -170-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
St. Louis was a 8-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Pirates. They lost as -151 favorites, while the total score of 10 made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 8-2 winner as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Pirates at 141 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 27-46 SU
Pittsburgh is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 36-39 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
St. Louis is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Pittsburgh at St. Louis Saturday, June 26