Rays vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 8

Updated Aug. 8, 2023 6:00 p.m. ET

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Yandy Diaz and the Tampa Bay Rays take on the St. Louis Cardinals and starter Miles Mikolas on Tuesday at 6:40 PM ET at Tropicana Field. The Rays are -169 moneyline favorites in this matchup with the Cardinals (+144). Tampa Bay (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The over/under is 8.5 runs for the game (with -114 odds to go over and -106 odds on the under).

The scheduled starters are Zach Eflin (12-6) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Mikolas (6-7) for the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Rays vs. Cardinals Game Information & Odds

When: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 6:40 PM ET
Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
How to Watch on TV: BSSUN

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Rays	-169	+144	8.5	-114	-106	-1.5	+121	-144

Rays vs. Cardinals Prediction

Score Prediction: Rays 5, Cardinals 3
Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Rays 59%, Cardinals 41%

Rays vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

The Rays have been favorites in 93 games this season and won 61 (65.6%) of those contests.
Tampa Bay has entered 46 games this season favored by -169 or more and is 33-13 in those contests.
The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 62.8%.
The Cardinals have won in 22, or 44%, of the 50 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
St. Louis has played as an underdog of +144 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 41% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

The Rays have a 5-2 record over the seven games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over five times.
The Rays' ATS record is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.9
HR	16
ERA	5.07
K/9	8.7

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Rays Player Insights

Wander Franco is batting .273 with 23 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 40 walks.
In all of the majors, Franco is 75th in home runs and 69th in RBI.
Franco takes a hitting streak of two games into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .381 with two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
Yandy Diaz has a club-leading .315 batting average.
Diaz is 70th in homers and 65th in RBI on the year.
Diaz has three straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .273 with a double, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
Randy Arozarena is batting .253 with 10 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 55 walks.
Isaac Paredes has hit 21 home runs with 66 runs batted in. Both are team-highs.

Rays Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Brandon Lowe	0.5 (-250)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+380)	0.5 (+135)
Randy Arozarena	0.5 (-263)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+140)
Wander Franco	1.5 (+185)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+205)
Luke Raley	0.5 (-200)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+390)	0.5 (+170)
Josh Lowe	0.5 (-204)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+190)

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Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

In three games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by oddsmakers, the Cardinals had a record of 1-2.
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 four wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	3-7
Runs Per Game	3.1
HR	14
ERA	4.00
K/9	7.5

Cardinals Player Insights

Nolan Arenado leads the Cardinals with 79 runs batted in while racking up a team-high batting average of .282.
In all of the majors, Arenado is 18th in homers and sixth in RBI.
Arenado has collected a hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .278 with 22 doubles, 18 home runs and 58 walks.
Goldschmidt is currently 40th in home runs and 58th in RBI in the big leagues.
Nolan Gorman has 24 home runs, tops in the clubhouse.
Lars Nootbaar is hitting .275 with 15 doubles, 11 home runs and 50 walks.

Cardinals Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Paul Goldschmidt	0.5 (-227)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+210)
Nolan Arenado	0.5 (-256)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+175)
Lars Nootbaar	0.5 (-213)	1.5 (+145)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+230)
Dylan Carlson	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (+950)	0.5 (+250)
Willson Contreras	0.5 (-196)	0.5 (-196)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+220)

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