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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Tropicana Field in an interleague contest.
The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Miles Mikolas in this game. Mikolas has a 4-3 record and a 3.02 ERA this season.
It'll be Shane McClanahan toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Left hander McClanahan is 6-2 with a 2.10 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total opened at 7.
The Rays were a 11-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (14) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 11-3 loser on the road against the Rays. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -125 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (14) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
St. Louis:
Team record: 32-25 SU
St. Louis is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 33-23 SU
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games
Next up:
St. Louis home to Cincinnati Friday, June 10
Tampa Bay at Minnesota Friday, June 10