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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.
Left hander Matthew Liberatore will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Liberatore is 1-4 this season with a 6.93 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Zack Littell who starts for the Rays. Right hander Littell is 2-2 with a 4.04 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -170-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 9.
The Rays were a 6-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at 146 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 6-4 winner on the road against the Rays. Bettors on St. Louis at 146 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (10) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
St. Louis:
Team record: 50-65 SU
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 69-47 SU
Tampa Bay is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 23 games
Next up:
St. Louis at Kansas City Friday, August 11
Tampa Bay home to Cleveland Friday, August 11