Rays vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 9

Updated Aug. 9, 2023 6:05 p.m. ET

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Brandon Lowe and the Tampa Bay Rays will take the field against the St. Louis Cardinals and Paul Goldschmidt on Wednesday at 6:40 PM ET, at Tropicana Field. The Rays have been listed as -171 moneyline favorites in this matchup with the Cardinals (+145). Tampa Bay is favored on the run line (-1.5). The over/under is 9 runs for the game.

The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Tampa Bay Rays looking to Jalen Beeks (2-3), and Dakota Hudson (2-0) getting the nod for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Here's everything you need 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: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 6:40 PM ET
• Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
• How to Watch on TV: BSSUN

Rays vs. Cardinals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rays 6, Cardinals 3
• Total Prediction: Over 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 65%, Cardinals 35%

Rays vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• This season, the Rays have been favored 94 times and won 62, or 66%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 34-12, a 73.9% win rate, when favored by -171 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The Rays have a 63.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have been underdogs in 51 games this season and have come away with the win 22 times (43.1%) in those contests.
• St. Louis has played as an underdog of +145 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 40.8% chance of pulling out a win.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays played as the moneyline favorite in seven of their last 10 games, and finished 6-1 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the total four times.
• The Rays have a 6-4-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

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Rays Player Insights

• Wander Franco is hitting .272 with 23 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 40 walks.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Franco ranks 76th in homers and 71st in RBI.
• Franco has collected a hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .381 with two home runs, a walk and four RBI.
• Yandy Diaz's .322 batting average is a team-high mark.
• Diaz is 71st in homers and 61st in RBI among all major league batters this season.
• Diaz heads into this matchup looking for his fifth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .409 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Isaac Paredes paces the Rays with 22 home runs and 67 runs batted in.
• Randy Arozarena is batting .255 with 10 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 55 walks.
• Arozarena has recorded at least one hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .211 with three walks and two RBI.

Rays Team Props

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Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

• The Cardinals have played as underdogs in four of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
• The Cardinals and their opponents have combined to hit the over two times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Cardinals have a record of 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Cardinals Player Insights

• Nolan Arenado leads the Cardinals with 24 home runs and 80 runs batted in, while recording a team-best batting average of .282.
• In all of the majors, Arenado is 16th in homers and seventh in RBI.
• Arenado has collected a hit in six straight games. In his last 10 games he is hitting .231 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and three RBI.
• Goldschmidt is hitting .275 with 22 doubles, 18 home runs and 58 walks.
• Goldschmidt is currently 41st in home runs and 59th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Nolan Gorman leads the Cardinals with 24 long balls.
• Lars Nootbaar is hitting .276 with 15 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 51 walks.

Cardinals Team Props

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