Rays vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 10

Updated Aug. 10, 2023 6:00 p.m. ET

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Isaac Paredes and the Tampa Bay Rays will take the field against the St. Louis Cardinals and Andrew Knizner at Tropicana Field on Thursday at 6:40 PM ET. The Rays are listed as -201 moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Cardinals (+168). Tampa Bay is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with -105 odds). A 9.5-run over/under is set in the matchup.

The starting pitchers are Zack Littell (2-2) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Matthew Liberatore (1-4) for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Rays-Cardinals game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Rays vs. Cardinals Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 6:40 PM ET
Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Rays	-201	+168	9.5	-104	-115	-1.5	-105	-115

Rays vs. Cardinals Prediction

Score Prediction: Rays 3, Cardinals 2
Total Prediction: Under 9.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Rays 65%, Cardinals 35%

Rays vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

The Rays have entered the game as favorites 95 times this season and won 62, or 65.3%, of those games.
Tampa Bay has entered 23 games this season favored by -201 or more and is 18-5 in those contests.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 66.8% chance of a victory for the Rays.
The Cardinals have come away with 23 wins in the 52 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This will be the worst odds to win that sportsbooks have assigned St. Louis this season with a +168 moneyline set for this game.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 37.3% chance of walking away with the win.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

The Rays went 5-2 over the seven games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups -- all had a set run total -- the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total five times.
The Rays' record against the spread is 6-4-0 over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	5.2
HR	19
ERA	4.86
K/9	8.3

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Rays Player Insights

Wander Franco is hitting .277 with 23 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 41 walks.
Franco ranks 72nd in homers and 68th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
Franco carries a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .500 with two home runs, two walks and three RBI.
Yandy Diaz has a club-high .318 batting average.
Diaz is 72nd in homers and 62nd in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
Paredes paces the Rays with 67 runs batted in.
Randy Arozarena is hitting .255 with 10 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 55 walks.
Arozarena has recorded at least one hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with three walks and two RBI.

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Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

The Cardinals have played as underdogs in five of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
When it comes to hitting the over, the Cardinals and their opponents are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
The Cardinals have a record of 5-5-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	3.4
HR	13
ERA	3.54
K/9	7.9

Cardinals Player Insights

Nolan Arenado leads the Cardinals in home runs (24), runs batted in (81) and has posted a team-best batting average of .281.
Arenado's home run total places him 16th in MLB, and he ranks sixth in RBI.
Arenado has collected a hit in seven straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .225 with a double, two home runs, three walks and four RBI.
Paul Goldschmidt has 22 doubles, 18 home runs and 58 walks while hitting .275.
Goldschmidt is 43rd in home runs and 54th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
Lars Nootbaar is hitting .278 with 15 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 51 walks.
Nolan Gorman paces the Cardinals with 24 home runs.

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