Cardinals vs. Rays Odds & Betting Predictions - August 9, 2023

Cardinals at Rays

10:40 pm • BSSUN

St. Louis Cardinals

52-50

6 - 4

Tampa Bay Rays

53-49

pitcher		team	era	w-l
J.Beeks			5.95	2-3
D.Hudson			4.98	6-3

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cardinals 52-50	+1.5-140	o9-110	+145
Rays 53-49	-1.5+115	u9-110	-175

Wednesday 10:40 p.m.

August 09, 2023

Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg

TB -1.5+130

R.Arozarena o0.5 HR+520

0.5u

Over 9-115

0.87u

STL +130

1.3u

Under 9.5-110

0.55u

Bet to -116

Featured Insight
The Rays have scored 5.2 runs per game this season -- fourth-highest in MLB (115 games). The Cardinals have allowed 4.9 runs per game this season -- seventh-highest in MLB (114 games).

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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 -- tied for eighth-lowest in MLB.

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The Cardinals are just 34-19 (.642) when allowing 4 or fewer runs this season -- 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .728.

The Rays are just 3-8 (.273) after a win as underdogs this season -- 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .447.

Nolan Gorman has struck out in 31% of PA's this season -- tied for seventh highest in MLB-- fifth Percentile. Robert Stephenson has a strikeout rate of 34% this season -- tied for 14th highest among qualified RPs-- 93rd Percentile.

Paul Goldschmidt had an OPS of .981 last season -- fourth best in MLB-- 97th Percentile. Robert Stephenson allowed an OPS of .819 (247 PAs) last season -- 10th worst among qualified RPs-- fourth Percentile.

32% of Merrill Kelly's strikeouts were looking in 2022 -- 5th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23% -- 91st Percentile.

Dakota Hudson has a strike rate of just 58% (738/1,277) vs left-handed batters since last season -- 2nd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 109 total IP; League Avg: 64% -- first Percentile.

Dakota Hudson has a strike rate of just 60% (1,619/2,700) since last season -- tied for 3rd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 109 total IP; League Avg: 65% -- second 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 8th	STL	W 4-2	-1.5 W	U 8.5	TB -171
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

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
RD.Hudson, P	73	5	2	3
LJ.King, P	10	1	0	0
RD. VerHagen, P	9	0.2	2	1
LJ.Romero, P	19	1.1	3	0
RG.Gallegos, P	13	1	1	0

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

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LJ.Beeks, P	32	2	1	2
RK.Kelly, P	45	2	1	3
RS.Armstrong, P	28	2	3	0
RR.Stephenson, P	12	1	0	1
LC.Poche, P	19	1	0	0
LJ.Diekman, P	8	1	1	0

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