On August 29, 2026 our model has run Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals and priced every market it can. Our strongest call is St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals Win (-122), which we rate LEAN confidence. We walk through all 6 bets we like in this game below. Everything below is our own number against the price the book is offering, written in plain English with how confident we are in words.

Every bet we like in this game

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals -2 (+219)

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St. Louis Cardinals play Pittsburgh Pirates in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals -2 (+219). That is a alternate spreads bet. It was priced at +219 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $31.90 if it lands. Our model rates this one a long shot. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals Win (-122)

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St. Louis Cardinals play Pittsburgh Pirates in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals Win (-122). That is a h2h bet. It was priced at -122 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $18.20 if it lands. Our model rates this one a lean pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 (+168)

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St. Louis Cardinals play Pittsburgh Pirates in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 (+168). That is a spreads bet. It was priced at +168 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $26.80 if it lands. Our model rates this one a long shot. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 (+164)

Odds correct at time of publishing

St. Louis Cardinals play Pittsburgh Pirates in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 (+164). That is a alternate spreads bet. It was priced at +164 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $26.40 if it lands. Our model rates this one a long shot. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 (+182)

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St. Louis Cardinals play Pittsburgh Pirates in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 (+182). That is a alternate spreads 1st 5 innings bet. It was priced at +182 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $28.20 if it lands. Our model rates this one a long shot. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals -0.5 (+102)

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St. Louis Cardinals play Pittsburgh Pirates in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: St. Louis Cardinals -0.5 (+102). That is a spreads 1st 5 innings bet. It was priced at +102 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $20.20 if it lands. Our model rates this one a lean pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

That is the whole read. Every bet above is our own number against the price on the board at the time we wrote this, and the price can move before you get on. Bet what you can afford to lose. If betting stops being fun, take a break.

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