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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium.
The Pirates will trot Mitch Keller out to the mound in this one. Right hander Keller has a 3-10 record and a 6.86 ERA this season.
It'll be Miles Mikolas toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Right hander Mikolas is 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -233-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Cardinals were a 8-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Brewers. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at 170 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 9-0 loser on the road against the Dodgers. Bettors on Los Angeles at -295 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 42-79 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Pittsburgh is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis:
Team record: 62-58 SU
St. Louis is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
St. Louis is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Pittsburgh at St. Louis Saturday, August 21