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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Globe Life Field.
Right hander Adam Wainwright will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Wainwright is 2-1 this season with a 6.15 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rangers will be Martin Perez. The left hander has a 4.43 ERA to go along with a 6-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Texas was a 12-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Mariners. They won as -160 favorites, while the total score of 15 made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Pirates on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Pirates at 130 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 25-35 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
St. Louis is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 9 games
Texas:
Team record: 38-20 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Texas is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis at Texas Tuesday, June 6