Rangers vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 29, 2024

The Texas Rangers (51-54) are -122 favorites to break their two-game losing streak when they face the St. Louis Cardinals (53-51), losers of three in a row. The game begins Monday at 7:45 PM ET on BSSW, live from Busch Stadium. Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi and St. Louis’ Andre Pallante have been named the starters for this contest.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Rangers vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-122)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+104)
• Over/under: 9

Rangers vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been victorious in 34, or 59.6%, of the 57 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Texas has a record of 30-15 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -122 or more on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 55% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Cardinals have been the moneyline underdog 49 total times this season. They’ve gone 24-25 in those games.
• St. Louis is 15-22 (winning 40.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +104 or longer.
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 49% in this matchup.

Rangers vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien leads Texas in runs batted in with 53 while batting .246.
• Among batters in baseball, Semien is 51st in homers and 44th in RBI.
• Corey Seager leads Texas in home runs with 19 while driving in 49 runs and slugging .474.
• Alec Burleson paces the Cardinals in runs batted in (60) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .287.
• In all of MLB, Burleson is 26th in home runs and 29th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan has 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 30 walks while batting .265.

Rangers vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Rangers have the 17th-ranked ERA (4.03) in the majors this season.
• The Rangers have a combined WHIP of 1.262 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors.
• St. Louis has a 4.11 team ERA that ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals average baseball’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.283).