Daniel Kohn highlighted Erick Fedde's historical success against Pittsburgh as an encouraging angle despite his recent struggles. Fedde boasts a career ERA of 2.81 and a 1-0 record over three starts against the Pirates. Although he endured a rough recent outing in a 13-9 loss at Boston, Fedde's previous strong start this season—six innings of one-run ball against Minnesota—combined with his proven track record of solid performances versus Pittsburgh, provides a promising rationale to back the Cardinals at their favorable betting odds (-118).

Lonte Smith backs Erick Fedde and the Cardinals as home underdogs at plus money against the Twins. Fedde has historically dominated Minnesota, facing them twice last season and allowing only 6 combined hits and 2 runs while striking out an impressive 18 batters. Given the relatively even pitching matchup between Fedde and Joe Ryan, Lonte views home underdog pricing as clear value, expecting Fedde to continue his past success and even suggests betting Fedde's strikeout prop and win prop.