Cardinals vs. Rays Odds & Betting Predictions - August 8, 2023

Cardinals at Rays

10:40 pm • BSSUN

St. Louis Cardinals

52-50

2 - 4

Tampa Bay Rays

53-49

pitcher		team	era	w-l
Z.Eflin			3.50	16-8
M.Mikolas			4.78	9-13

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cardinals 52-50	+1.5-149	o8.5-110	+141
Rays 53-49	-1.5+123	u8.5-110	-171

Tuesday 10:40 p.m.

August 08, 2023

Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg

TB -1.5+120

1.2u

Y.Diaz o1.5 Total Bases-105

0.95u

Happy Birthday

Z.Eflin o17.5 Outs-130

$115.38

Best line is at rivers, -130

Featured Insight
Rays hitters have a hard-hit rate of 41% over the last two weeks -- eighth-best in MLB. Opponents have a hard-hit rate of 41% against the CardinalsRPs over the last two weeks -- tied for worst in MLB.

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Featured Insight
The Cardinals have answered-back in just 30% of innings after an opponent scores over the last two weeks -- 10th-lowest in MLB. Rays have allowed a run just 29% of the time after an opposing score over the last two weeks -- seventh-lowest in MLB.

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The Rays are just 3-8 (.273) after a win as underdogs this season -- 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .445.

Nolan Gorman has struck out in 31% of PA's this season -- ninth highest in MLB-- fifth Percentile. Robert Stephenson has a strikeout rate of 34% this season -- tied for 13th highest among qualified RPs-- 94th Percentile.

Nolan Arenado had an OPS of .891 last season -- eighth best in MLB-- 94th Percentile. Zack Littell allowed an OPS of .809 (190 PAs) last season -- 12th worst among qualified RPs-- fifth Percentile.

Zach Eflin has allowed an OBP of just .219 (233 PA's) vs left-handed batters this season -- best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .316 -- 100th Percentile.

Zach Eflin has allowed an OBP of just .259 (478 PA's) this season -- best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .305 -- 100th Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Rays are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Rays are 1-4 in their last 5 games against the spread
Rays are 26-18 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Rays' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 23 of Rays' 58 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Rays	49-53	23-35	26-18	20-31	28-21
Cardinals	54-48	27-22	27-26	20-26	33-22

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Rays	41-57-4	23-32-3	18-25-1	18-30-3	22-26-1
Cardinals	53-44-5	27-20-2	26-24-3	24-18-4	28-26-1

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Rays	53-49	31-27	22-22	30-21	22-27
Cardinals	52-50	29-20	23-30	25-21	26-29

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Aug 6th	@DET	W 10-6	-1.5 W	O 9	TB -171
Aug 5th	@DET	L 2-4	-1.5 L	U 8.5	DET -150
Aug 4th	@DET	W 8-0	-1.5 W	U 9	TB -145
Aug 2nd	@NYY	L 2-7	+1.5 L	O 7.5	NYY +102
Aug 1st	@NYY	W 5-2	-1.5 W	U 8.5	TB -115

Alex Faedo
RP
Faedo is out with shoulder
Out
Brandon Lowe
2B
Lowe is out with ankle
Out
Shane McClanahan
SP
McClanahan is out with triceps
Out
Richie Palacios
LF
Palacios is out with knee
Out
Jonny DeLuca
CF
DeLuca is out with shoulder
Out

Nolan Gorman
2B
Gorman is out with back
Out
Thomas Saggese
2B
Thomas Saggese has been scratched Tuesday.
Out

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RM.Mikolas, P	80	7	5	2
RA.Pallante, P	17	0.1	0	2
RD. VerHagen, P	9	0.2	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1L.Nootbaar, LF	1-3	0	0	0
2P.Goldschmidt, 1B	0-4	0	0	0
3N.Gorman, 2B	1-4	0	0	0
4N.Arenado, 3B	1-4	1	1	1
5W.Contreras, C	1-4	1	1	1
6A.Burleson, DH	1-4	0	0	0
7J.Walker, RF	0-4	0	0	0
8D.Carlson, CF	0-3	0	0	0
9T.Edman, SS	0-2	0	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RZ.Eflin, P	99	7	8	1
RJ.Adam, P	21	1	1	0
RP.Fairbanks, P	20	1	1	1

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1Y.Diaz, 1B	4-4	1	0	1
2W. Franco, SS	1-4	1	0	0
3B.Lowe, 2B	1-4	0	0	1
4R.Arozarena, LF	2-4	0	0	1
5I.Paredes, 3B	1-3	1	1	1
6L.Raley, DH	1-4	0	0	0
7J.Siri, CF	0-4	0	0	0
8J.Lowe, RF	1-3	1	0	0
9C.Bethancourt, C	1-2	0	0	0
9H.Ramirez, PH	0-1	0	0	0
9R.Pinto, C	0-0	0	0	0