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Tampa Bay Rays vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Tampa Bay Rays and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Busch Stadium.
The Rays will give the ball to starter Taj Bradley in this one. Right hander Bradley is 6-5 this season with a 2.71 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Erick Fedde who starts for the Cardinals. Right hander Fedde is 7-5 with a 3.34 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -103-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 7.
St. Louis won its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Rays on August 06. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at -160 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -160 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 57-55 SU
Tampa Bay is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 58-56 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 OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at St. Louis Thursday, August 8