Rays vs. Cardinals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/7/2022

Seeking their 32nd win of the year, the Tampa Bay Rays (31-23) are favorites (-147) on the moneyline when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals (32-23) Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET. Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs and St. Louis’ Dakota Hudson have been named the starters for this contest.

Rays vs. Cardinals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rays vs. Cardinals

Our computer pick: St. Louis Cardinals (+125) and Over (7.5)

Rays vs. Cardinals Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Jeffrey Springs
• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Dakota Hudson
• Game Day: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Matchup

Rays Starter Jeffrey Springs

• Springs (2-2) gets the starting nod for the Rays in his seventh start of the season. He has a 1.88 ERA in 38 1/3 innings pitched, with 40 strikeouts.
• In his most recent time out on Thursday, the lefty went five innings against the Texas Rangers, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 29-year-old has a 1.88 ERA and 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings across 14 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .187 to opposing hitters.
• Springs is trying to secure his second quality start of the year in this outing.
• Springs is looking for his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 2.2 innings per appearance on the hill.
• He will face a Cardinals offense that is hitting .254 as a unit (fourth in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .399 (13th in MLB) with 55 total home runs (14th in MLB).

Cardinals Starter Dakota Hudson

• Hudson (4-2) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his 11th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed seven innings while giving up one earned run on four hits in a matchup with the San Diego Padres.
• The 27-year-old has pitched in 10 games this season with an ERA of 2.96, a 1.167 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.316.
• In 10 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in four of them.
• In 10 starts, Hudson has pitched through or past the fifth inning five times. He has a season average of 5.1 frames per outing.
• The Rays rank 21st in MLB with 223 runs scored this season. They have a .230 batting average this campaign with 52 home runs (18th in the league).

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rays have been favorites in 41 games this season and won 25 (61%) of those contests.
• Tampa Bay is 12-7 this season when entering a game favored by -147 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 59.5% chance to win.
• Games involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 24 of 54 chances this season.
• The Rays are 25-29-0 against the spread in their 54 chances this season.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals have come away with 15 wins in the 28 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, St. Louis has come away with a win one times in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +125 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 44.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 27 of their 56 opportunities.
• In 55 games with a line this season, the Cardinals have a mark of 31-24-0 against the spread.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Rays best hitter thus far this season is Yandy Diaz, who’s hitting at a team-leading .282 clip along with three homers and 12 RBI.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Diaz ranks 191st in homers and 221st in RBI.
• Diaz carries a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last nine outings he is hitting .346 with a double, 10 walks and two RBI.
• Randy Arozarena has put his power on display as he paces his team with six home runs.
• Of all MLB hitters, Arozarena is 71st in homers and 79th in RBI.
• Arozarena has three games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a triple, two home runs, a walk and four RBI.
• Manuel Margot is batting .303 with five doubles, a triple, three home runs and 13 walks.
• Harold Ramirez has six doubles, two home runs and six walks while hitting .285.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 12 home runs and 47 runs batted in, while recording a team-best batting average of .343.
• Goldschmidt’s home run total places him 14th in the big leagues, and he is third in RBI.
• Goldschmidt brings a hitting streak of two games into this game. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a double, a home run, four walks and four RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 22 walks while batting .278.
• Arenado is 26th in home runs and 10th in RBI among all MLB batters this year.
• Tommy Edman is hitting .280 with eight doubles, three triples, five home runs and 23 walks.
• Harrison Bader has five doubles, a triple, five home runs and nine walks while hitting .271.

Betting Tips for Rays vs. Cardinals

Our best bet is the Cardinals on the moneyline at +125 after taking a look at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will over the total of 7.5 runs.