The Tampa Bay Rays (62-67) are favored on the moneyline (-120) in Sunday’s contest with the St. Louis Cardinals (64-66). Game time is at 12:10 p.m. ET on FDSSUN and FDSMW. The Cardinals, with +160 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5).
Tampa Bay’s Ryan Pepiot gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Matthew Liberatore.
Rays vs. Cardinals Odds
Rays odds to win: -120 Cardinals odds to win: +102 Spread: Cardinals -1.5 Total: 8.5 runsRays vs. Cardinals Promo Codes
Game Time and Information
Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025 Time: 12:10 p.m. ET TV: FDSSUN and FDSMWWho Will Win Rays vs. Cardinals?
Rays and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Rays have won 36 of the 62 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (58.1%).
Tampa Bay has gone 28-21 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter (57.1% winning percentage).
This season, the Cardinals have been the underdog 71 times and won 34, or 47.9%, of those games.
This season, St. Louis has won 20 of its 50 games, or 40%, when it’s the underdog by at least +102 on the moneyline.
The Rays have played in 129 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 55 times (55-68-6).
So far this season, the Cardinals and their opponents have hit the over in 66 of their 129 games with a total.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays are the 14th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.5 runs per game (577 total).
Tampa Bay ranks 16th in MLB with 143 total home runs.
The Rays are ninth in the majors with a .251 batting average.
Tampa Bay’s 8.6 strikeouts per game rank 18th in MLB.
The Rays pitching staff is ninth in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
Tampa Bay has a 4.03 team ERA that ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have scored the 15th-most runs in the league this season with 571 (4.4 per game).
St. Louis’ 124 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
The Cardinals rank 11th in MLB with a .250 team batting average.
St. Louis has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the eighth-best strikeout rate (7.8 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Cardinals strike out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.29 ERA this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Pepiot makes the start for the Rays, his 27th of the season. He is 8-10 with a 3.95 ERA and 146 strikeouts in 148 2/3 innings pitched.
Junior Caminero leads Tampa Bay in home runs with 36 and runs batted in with 87.
Yandy Diaz has 135 hits and an OBP of .341 to go with a slugging percentage of .463 this season.
Brandon Lowe has 107 hits this season and a slash line of .268/.320/.489.
Chandler Simpson is batting .304 with an OBP of .340 and a slugging percentage of .355 this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Liberatore (6-10) will take the mound for the Cardinals, his 24th start of the season.
Alec Burleson has racked up a team-best batting average of .285.
Willson Contreras has put his power on display as he paces his team with 19 home runs and 70 RBI.
Masyn Winn is batting .258 with 26 doubles, nine home runs and 31 walks.
Lars Nootbaar is batting .241 with 20 doubles, 13 home runs and 50 walks.
Rays and Cardinals Injuries
Rays: Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Back), Jonathan Aranda: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Taylor Walls: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jonny Deluca: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Hunter Bigge: 60 Day IL (Lat), Richie Palacios: 60 Day IL (Knee), Stuart Fairchild: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Nathan Lavender: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Faedo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Yandy Diaz: day-to-day (Hamstring)
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 vs. Cardinals Prediction
Score Prediction: Rays 5, Cardinals 4 Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runsHow to Bet on Rays vs. Cardinals
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