The St. Louis Cardinals will take the field against the Tampa Bay Rays (61-65) on Thursday. The game begins at 7:35 p.m. ET on FDSSUN and FDSMW, with the Cardinals listed as -121 favorites on the moneyline.
Sonny Gray will get the ball for St. Louis while Tampa Bay will counter with Joe Boyle.
Cardinals vs. Rays Odds
Cardinals odds to win: -121 Rays odds to win: +101 Spread: Cardinals -1.5 Total: 8.5 runsCardinals vs. Rays Promo Codes
Game Time and Information
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025 Time: 7:35 p.m. ET TV: FDSSUN and FDSMWWho Will Win Cardinals vs. Rays?
Cardinals and Rays Betting Trends
The Cardinals have been favored on the moneyline 57 total times this season. They’ve finished 29-28 in those games.
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter, St. Louis has a 23-19 record (winning 54.8% of its games).
This season, the Rays have won 26 out of the 65 games, or 40%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
This season, Tampa Bay has won 20 of its 45 games, or 44.4%, when it’s the underdog by at least +101 on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 64 times this season for a 64-56-6 record against the over/under.
The Rays and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 52 of their 126 opportunities.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals are the 15th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.4 runs per game (556 total).
St. Louis averages 0.9 home runs per game to rank 25th in MLB action with 120 total home runs.
The Cardinals have the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.250).
St. Louis’ batters strike out 7.8 times per game, the seventh-lowest average in MLB.
The 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 29th in the majors.
St. Louis has the 21st-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.23).
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays rank 14th in the majors with 559 total runs scored this season.
Tampa Bay ranks 16th in Major League Baseball with 137 home runs.
The Rays rank 11th in MLB with a .250 team batting average.
Tampa Bay ranks 18th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.
The Rays have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
Tampa Bay has pitched to a 4.00 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals will send Gray (11-6) out to make his 26th start of the season. He is 11-6 with a 4.30 ERA and 155 strikeouts in 140 1/3 innings pitched.
Alec Burleson leads St. Louis with a .287 batting average. He’s also hit 15 homers and has 57 RBI.
Willson Contreras leads St. Louis in home runs (16) and runs batted in (66) this season while batting .260.
Masyn Winn has collected 114 base hits, an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .381 this season.
Lars Nootbaar is batting .238 with an OBP of .328 and a slugging percentage of .386 this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Boyle (1-2) will take the mound for the Rays, his sixth start of the season.
Junior Caminero has put up a team-high 35 home runs and 85 runs batted in.
Yandy Diaz is hitting .282 with 22 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 40 walks.
Brandon Lowe is batting .271 with 13 doubles, 24 home runs and 27 walks.
Chandler Simpson is hitting .301 with 10 doubles, two triples and 16 walks.
Cardinals and Rays Injuries
Cardinals: Nolan Arenado: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Brendan Donovan: 10 Day IL (Groin), Victor Scott II: 10 Day IL (Ankle), John King: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Zack Thompson: 60 Day IL (Lat)
Rays: Jonathan Aranda: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Taylor Walls: 10 Day IL (Groin), Stuart Fairchild: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Jonny Deluca: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Hunter Bigge: 60 Day IL (Lat), Richie Palacios: 60 Day IL (Knee), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Nathan Lavender: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Faedo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Ha-Seong Kim: day-to-day (Back)
Cardinals vs. Rays Prediction
Score Prediction: Rays 5, Cardinals 4 Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runsHow to Bet on Cardinals vs. Rays
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