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

Cardinals at Rays

10:40 pm • BSSUN

St. Louis Cardinals

0-0

6 - 4

Tampa Bay Rays

0-0

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

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cardinals 0-0	+1.5-140	o9-110	+145
Rays 0-0	-1.5+115	u9-110	-175

Wednesday 10:40 p.m.

August 09, 2023

Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg

TB -1.5+130

Under 9.5-110

1.1u

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 2-3 in their last 5 games.
Rays are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
Rays are 44-37 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of Rays' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 36 of Rays' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Rays	89-73	45-36	44-37	32-36	55-34
Cardinals	80-82	42-39	38-43	28-49	51-33

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Rays	68-88-6	36-40-5	32-48-1	29-38-1	36-48-5
Cardinals	74-83-5	37-42-2	37-41-3	39-38	34-45-5

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Rays	80-82	42-39	38-43	36-32	42-47
Cardinals	83-79	44-37	39-42	39-38	43-41

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

Jeffrey Springs
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Springs is out with elbow
Out
Shane McClanahan
P
McClanahan is out for season with elbow
Out for Season

Sonny Gray
P
Gray is out with arm
Out
Willson Contreras
C
Contreras is out with finger
Out
Drew Rom
P
Rom is out with biceps
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