{"id":347489,"date":"2026-04-28T02:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/cardinals-vs-pirates-picks-and-betting-odds-4-28-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:42:03","slug":"cardinals-vs-pirates-picks-and-betting-odds-4-28-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/cardinals-vs-pirates-picks-and-betting-odds-4-28-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals vs Pirates Picks and Betting Odds &#8211; 4\/28\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/STL.png\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>St. Louis Cardinals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/PIT.png\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Pirates logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Pittsburgh Pirates<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+140<\/span><span>O\/U: 8.5<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>-160<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">St. Louis Cardinals Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Kyle Leahy &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-150\/+115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The Pittsburgh Pirates have 6 hitters in the projected offense that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Leahy in this matchup.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Right-handed pitchers perform worse against left-handed hitters (and visa-versa). If several hitters hold this advantage against the pitcher, it can have a huge impact on whether he will perform well or struggle on any given day.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Ivan Herrera &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-225\/+170)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors and regularly tests among the most accurate systems available.  Batting average is the most common measure of a player&#8217;s ability to generate hits.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Ivan Herrera &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+140\/-185)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">When estimating his overall offensive skill, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors and regularly tests among the most accurate systems available.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Pittsburgh Pirates Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Oneil Cruz &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+110\/-140)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Oneil Cruz has strong power (98th percentile) if he makes contact, but that&#8217;s always far from assured (30.9% K%).  Today, however, opposing pitcher Kyle Leahy has a pitch-to-contact profile (7th percentile K%) \u2014 great news for Cruz.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> If he is less likely to strikeout, he&#8217;ll be more likely to make contact, which is often hard, home-run contact.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Pittsburgh Pirates &#8211; Run Line -1.5 (+135)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Pittsburgh Pirates have hit the Run Line in 10 of their last 16 games at home (+5.85 Units \/ 31% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>St. Louis Cardinals &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Team Total (-120\/-110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Team Total Over in 10 of their last 14 away games (+5.75 Units \/ 35% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>JJ Wetherholt &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Home Runs (+700\/-1500)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">JJ Wetherholt has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 4 games (+21.10 Units \/ 528% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"2.16.1\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"BETTING\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"0\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates +140O\/U: 8.5(-110\/-110)-160 St. Louis Cardinals Insights Kyle Leahy &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-150\/+115) The Pittsburgh Pirates have 6 hitters in the projected offense that&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[283,286,287,289,288,284,285,908,1072,73,282,281,9,781,17],"class_list":["post-347489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-game-previews","tag-bets","tag-betting-guide","tag-betting-line","tag-betting-odds","tag-betting-tips","tag-betting-trends","tag-expert-picks","tag-ivan-herrera","tag-kyle-leahy","tag-mlb","tag-odds","tag-picks","tag-pittsburgh-pirates","tag-spencer-horwitz","tag-st-louis-cardinals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cardinals vs Pirates Picks and Betting Odds - 4\/28\/2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore our expert betting tips and picks for St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates on April 28, 2026. 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