Data Skrive:
The St. Louis Cardinals (58-56) are favorites (-119) on the moneyline when they square off against the Tampa Bay Rays (57-55) Wednesday at 7:45 PM ET, live on BSMW. Erick Fedde gets the starting nod for St. Louis while Taj Bradley is Tampa Bay’s starter for the contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.81
Cardinals to win vs Rays -119
Cardinals vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-119)
- Underdog: Rays (+100)
- Over/under: 7.5
Cardinals vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have been chosen as favorites in 57 games this year and have walked away with the win 30 times (52.6%) in those games.
- St. Louis has a record of 23-23 when favored by -119 or more this year.
- The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 54.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Rays have been the underdog on the moneyline 51 total times this season. They’ve finished 25-26 in those games.
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer, Tampa Bay has a 15-18 record (winning 45.5% of its games).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rays’ implied win probability is 50%.
Cardinals vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Alec Burleson is batting .273 this season with a team-high 19 home runs and 64 RBI.
- Burleson ranks 28th in home runs and 29th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Brendan Donovan has 110 hits and an OBP of .331 to go with a slugging percentage of .388 this season.
- Yandy Diaz has accumulated a team-best batting average of .275.
- Diaz’s home run total ranks 141st in the majors, and he is 77th in RBI.
- Christopher Morel’s 20 home runs and 53 RBI are both team-highs.
Cardinals vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 24th in MLB.
- Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.10 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Cardinals rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.266 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
- Tampa Bay’s 4.00 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rays have the ninth-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.228).