August 26, 2025 6:06 AM EST

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals 8/26/2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals are 35-30 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates who are 18-45 on the road this season. The Cardinals have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Cardinals starter Andre Pallante is forecasted to have a better game than Pirates starter Mitch Keller. Andre Pallante has a 28% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Mitch Keller has a 20% chance of a QS. If Andre Pallante has a quality start the Cardinals has a 82% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 2.6 and he has a 23% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Cardinals win 72%. In Mitch Keller quality starts the Pirates win 64%. He has a 35% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 64% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the St. Louis Cardinals is Andre Pallante who averaged 3.26 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 70% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Cardinals have a 72% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Pittsburgh Pirates is Mitch Keller who averaged 3.36 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 73% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Pirates have a 49% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: St. Louis Cardinals

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDSt. Louis CardinalsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road18-45, 29% -1857Record at Home35-30, 54% 92St. Louis Cardinals
VS St. Louis Cardinals5-5, 50% -36VS Pittsburgh Pirates5-5, 50% -75Pittsburgh Pirates
vs Team Under .50030-30, 50% 8vs Team .500 or Better30-40, 43% -753Pittsburgh Pirates
Record As Road Underdog15-37, 29% -1266Record As Home Favorite19-16, 54% -293St. Louis Cardinals
When Mitch Keller Starts10-16, 38% -632When Andre Pallante Starts10-15, 40% -507St. Louis Cardinals

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDSt. Louis CardinalsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road5-8, 38% -148Record at Home5-9, 36% -468Pittsburgh Pirates
VS St. Louis Cardinals0-1, 0% -100VS Pittsburgh Pirates1-0, 100% 76St. Louis Cardinals
vs Team Under .50011-7, 61% 245vs Team .500 or Better6-8, 43% -53Pittsburgh Pirates
Record As Road Underdog4-6, 40% -9Record As Home Favorite3-5, 38% -295Pittsburgh Pirates
When Mitch Keller Starts3-2, 60% 64When Andre Pallante Starts1-4, 20% -317Pittsburgh Pirates

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDSt. Louis CardinalsRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD24-37, 39% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME33-29, 53% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS7-6, 54% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS6-7, 46% OverN/A
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON38-43, 47% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON38-43, 47% OverOVER
OVER-UNDER IN Mitch Keller STARTS11-14, 44% OverOVER-UNDER IN Andre Pallante STARTS11-12, 48% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 38-25, 60% +1147 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 32-33, 49% -408 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 7-6, 54% +77 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 6-8, 43% -311

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 42-21, 67% +523 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 38-27, 58% +281 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 7-6, 54% -198 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 7-7, 50% -199

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 28-26, 52% -60 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 31-26, 54% + 240 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 5-7, 42% -270 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 7-6, 54% + 40

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