Rangers vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 30, 2024

Pedro Pages will look to extend his 13-game hitting streak when the St. Louis Cardinals (54-52) take on the Texas Rangers (52-55). The Rangers are listed as -123 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 7:45 PM ET Tuesday, live on BSSW from Busch Stadium. Texas’ Max Scherzer gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Lance Lynn.

Check out our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Rangers vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-123)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+103)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rangers vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been favorites in 59 games this season and have come away with the win 35 times (59.3%) in those contests.
• Texas has a record of 30-15 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -123 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 55.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Cardinals have won 24 of the 50 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (48%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +103 or longer, St. Louis has an 18-22 record (winning 45% of its games).
• The Cardinals have a 49.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Rangers vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 15 home runs, 53 RBI and a batting average of .245 this season.
• Semien ranks 52nd in the majors in homers, and 48th in RBI.
• Corey Seager is slugging .476 this season, with a team-best 19 homers while driving in 50 runs.
• Alec Burleson paces the Cardinals in runs batted in (60) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .281.
• Burleson is 28th in homers and 30th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .261 with 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 30 walks.

Rangers vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Rangers have pitched to a 4.05 ERA this season, which ranks 16th in baseball.
• Rangers pitchers have a 1.258 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
• The Cardinals pitching staff is 25th in MLB with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• St. Louis’ 4.11 team ERA ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals have the 19th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.285).