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MLB Prop Bets: St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays (March 29, 2026)

The Tampa Bay Rays (0-2) face the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) at Busch Stadium on Sunday at 2:15pm (ET). Let's take a look at the MLB Prop Bets for the matchup. Steven Matz is the probable pitcher for the Rays, while Dustin May is the probable pitcher for the Cardinals. The Rays are favored to win at -118, while the Cardinals are at -102. The total runs line is set at 8.0, with OVER at -105 and UNDER at -115.

  • The Rays (+149) have a 78-86 Run Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Cardinals (-181) hold a record of 81-83 across the same span.
  • The Rays have a 73-80-11 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 73 games have gone over the total runs line, 80 have gone under and 11 have resulted in a push). The Cardinals have an 83-73-8 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

  • The Rays have scored 4.4 runs per game since the beginning of last season (14th in the league). Comparatively, the Cardinals have averaged 4.3 over the same span (18th).
  • In the field, the Rays have allowed 4.3 runs per game since the beginning of last season (16th in the league), while the Cardinals have allowed an average of 4.7 runs over that span (22nd).

Let's take a look at how these teams perform in some other key statistical areas.

Batting Insights:

Batting Average

  • Looking at their batting averages since the beginning of last season, the Rays are at .252 (ranking 6th in the Major leagues), while the Cardinals are batting .246 (18th).

Home Runs

  • In terms of total home runs since the beginning of last season, the Cardinals have hit 150 (29th in the Major Leagues). Meanwhile, the Rays have managed 183 (T16th).

Runs Batted In

  • Finally, looking at their runs batted in, the Rays have recorded 691 RBIs to rank 14th in the MLB since the beginning of last season. Comparatively, the Cardinals have recorded 668 RBIs to rank T19th.

Pitching Insights:

Earned Run Average

  • The Cardinals have an earned run average of 4.30 since the beginning of last season (20th in the Majors), while The Rays have an ERA of 3.98 (17th).

Strikeouts

  • Turning our attention to total strikeouts, the Rays have recorded 1427 since the beginning of last season, ranking 10th in the MLB. Meanwhile, the Cardinals rank 29th for total strikeouts, recording 1222.

Opponent Batting Average

  • Opponents are batting an average of .260 against the Cardinals since the beginning of last season (28th in the Major Leagues). Comparatively, the Rays' opponents are at .238 (10th).

First Innings Moneyline

  • Here are their first innings moneyline records since the beginning of last season.
    Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral
    Rays 45-41-78 27-19-35 18-22-43 23-20-40 22-21-38 0-0-0
    Cardinals 31-51-82 13-28-42 18-23-40 10-22-32 21-29-50 0-0-0

Lead After Three Innings

The Rays are -115 to lead after three innings, while the Cardinals are -115.

  • Here are their records after the first three innings since the beginning of last season.
    Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral
    Rays 62-64-38 34-34-13 28-30-25 34-32-17 28-32-21 0-0-0
    Cardinals 57-61-46 31-27-25 26-34-21 26-25-13 31-36-33 0-0-0

NRFI/YRFI

The NRFI market is paying -130 and the YRFI is paying +100.

  • The NRFI is 75-89 in Rays games since the beginning of last season. The Cardinals have an 81-83 NRFI record.

Last Time They Met

The Cardinals recorded a 6-5 extra innings victory over the Rays at Busch Stadium yesterday. JJ Wetherholt went yard en route to that victory, hitting a home run to go with 2 RBIs.