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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The fans at Tropicana Field will be treated to a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Rays when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Right hander Miles Mikolas will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Mikolas is 6-7 this season with a 4.29 ERA.
Mikolas's opponent in this one will be Zach Eflin. The Rays right hander has a 3.46 ERA to go along with a 12-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -192-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 8.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 10-6 winner as they battled the Tigers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rays at -155 were rewarded, while the 16 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 1-0 loser on the road against the Rockies. Bettors on Colorado at 170 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
St. Louis:
Team record: 49-64 SU
St. Louis is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games
St. Louis is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 68-46 SU
Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Tampa Bay's last 25 games
Next up:
St. Louis at Tampa Bay Wednesday, August 9