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Texas Rangers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Busch Stadium.
Right hander Nathan Eovaldi will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Eovaldi is 7-4 this season with a 3.31 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Andre Pallante. The right hander has a 3.92 ERA to go along with a 4-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 9.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 4-3 winner on the road against the Nationals. Bettors on St. Louis at -150 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Texas was a 7-3 loser in its last match on the road against the Blue Jays. They lost as -145 favorites, while the total score of 10 made winners of OVER bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 51-55 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Texas is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 54-51 SU
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
Next up:
Texas at St. Louis Tuesday, July 30