Liontips
Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals: prediction for the MLB game
Tampa Bay Rays will host the St. Louis Cardinals in the first match of the series. Will the Rays bounce back after two consecutive defeats? The answer is in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Tampa Bay Rays
USATampa Bay Rays wasted much energy in an attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox in the previous series, but eventually failed to find success (6:3, 2:3, 5:6). Due to these defeats Kevin Cash's men are only fourth in the American League, but they are not too far away from the 2nd spot. Jeffrey Springswill be the starting pitcher for the Rays in the first match against the Cardinals, he gained great form recently.
St. Louis Cardinals
USASt. Louis Cardinals also went through an exhausting series against the Chicago Cubs, but eventually beat the opponent on away (5:7, 14:5, 1:6, 7:4, 5:3). Oliver Marmol's men managed to turn the things around in the last match, winning the extra inning. Now Cardinals are at the 5th spot in the National League and they have a great opportunity to climb even higher, Cole Irvin will surely try to help his team.
Trends
Ставка1st inning: Tampa Bay Rays to win
St. Louis Cardinals lost first innings in four of five latest matches
СтавкаRuns: total over 7.5
This bet played in four of five latest head-to-head matches in St. Petersburg
Tip and bets
Both teams are in good conditions, despite some difficult fixtures last week. The Rays are looking great at home matches and they will try to bounce back after a defeat to Chicago. In our opinion, they will put up an aggressive performance in the first match of the series. The Cardinals will try to keep up, but we think that hosts will take the victory tonight.
Our prediction - Handicap (-1) on Tampa Bay Rays
Read more
Tips from experts
Today tips
Betting predictions stat
