Bookmakers give the St. Louis Cardinals (4-5) the edge, -127 on the moneyline, to stop their three-game losing streak when they play the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-7), at +107, on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET. St. Louis’ Matthew Liberatore starts against Pittsburgh’s Carmen Mlodzinski.

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Cardinals vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-127)
• Underdog: Pirates (+107)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals are 1-2 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 33.3% of those games).
• St. Louis has a record of 1-2 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -127 or shorter (33.3% winning percentage).
• The Cardinals have a 55.9% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• St. Louis has played in nine games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total seven times (7-1-1).
• The Cardinals have put together a 5-4-0 record ATS this season (covering 55.6% of the time).

Cardinals hitting info

• Lars Nootbaar is hitting .333 with a double, two home runs and six walks.
• Among hitters in MLB action, Nootbaar ranks 42nd in homers and 48th in RBI.
• Ivan Herrera’s four home runs and 11 runs batted in both lead his team.
• Among all MLB batters, Herrera ranks sixth in home runs and eighth in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado paces the Cardinals with a .343 batting average.
• Arenado has hit safely in nine games in a row. During his last nine games he is batting .343 with three doubles, a home run, six walks and six RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .333 with two doubles, two home runs and three walks.
• Donovan has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBI.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals pitching staff is 27th in MLB with a collective 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• St. Louis has a 6.03 team ERA that ranks last among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals have the 22nd-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.401).
• Cardinals pitchers combine to allow eight home runs (0.9 per game), the sixth-fewest in MLB.
• St. Louis struck out five Red Sox batters while giving up 22 hits in an 18-7 loss in its last game.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have been underdogs in six games this season and won one (16.7%) of those contests.
• Pittsburgh has entered five games this season as the underdog by +107 or more and is 1-4 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 48.3% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in five of its 10 games with a total this season.
• The Pirates are 2-8-0 ATS in their 10 games with a spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz is batting .242 this season with a team-high two home runs.
• Cruz is 42nd in home runs and 99th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .257 with an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .429 this season.
• Hayes ranks 81st in home runs and 99th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Hayes enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .368 with a double, a triple, a home run, three walks and four RBI.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s batting average of .323 leads all Pittsburgh hitters this season.
• Andrew McCutchen has six hits and an OBP of .409 to go with a slugging percentage of .526 this season.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the big leagues.
• Pittsburgh has the 25th-ranked ERA (4.99) in the majors this season.
• Pirates pitchers have a 1.465 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
• The Pirates have allowed the third-fewest home runs this season at just six, or 0.6 per game.
• Pittsburgh pitchers struck out 13 Yankees batters while allowing eight hits in a 5-4 win last time out.