August 08, 2024 7:43 AM CDT

Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals 8/8/2024

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The St. Louis Cardinals are 27-26 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the Tampa Bay Rays who are 27-25 on the road this season. The Cardinals have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Cardinals starter Kyle Gibson is forecasted to have a better game than Rays starter Shane Baz. Kyle Gibson has a 33% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Shane Baz has a 21% chance of a QS. If Kyle Gibson has a quality start the Cardinals has a 78% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.8 and he has a 34% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Cardinals win 66%. In Shane Baz quality starts the Rays win 67%. He has a 36% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 67% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the St. Louis Cardinals is Kyle Gibson who averaged 3.29 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 71% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Cardinals have a 70% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Tampa Bay Rays is Shane Baz who averaged 3.18 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 68% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Rays have a 54% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay RaysRECORDSt. Louis CardinalsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road27-25, 52% 273Record at Home27-26, 51% -322Tampa Bay Rays
VS St. Louis Cardinals0-0 No GamesVS Tampa Bay Rays0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team .500 or Better30-30, 50% 52vs Team .500 or Better28-31, 47% -158Tampa Bay Rays
Record As Road Underdog18-15, 55% 585Record As Home Favorite18-19, 49% -568Tampa Bay Rays
When Shane Baz Starts2-3, 40% -62When Kyle Gibson Starts10-10, 50% -30St. Louis Cardinals

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay RaysRECORDSt. Louis CardinalsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road6-4, 60% 336Record at Home4-7, 36% -367Tampa Bay Rays
VS St. Louis Cardinals0-0 No GamesVS Tampa Bay Rays0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team Under .5003-2, 60% 64vs Team .500 or Better3-9, 25% -580Tampa Bay Rays
Record As Road Underdog6-3, 67% 436Record As Home Favorite2-6, 25% -460Tampa Bay Rays
When Shane Baz Starts2-2, 50% 38When Kyle Gibson Starts1-1, 50% -4Tampa Bay Rays

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Tampa Bay RaysRECORDSt. Louis CardinalsRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD25-25, 50% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME29-24, 55% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS5-5, 50% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS9-2, 82% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON40-36, 53% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON43-36, 54% OverOVER
OVER-UNDER IN Shane Baz STARTS2-3, 40% OverOVER-UNDER IN Kyle Gibson STARTS10-9, 53% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 24-28, 46% -70 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 28-25, 53% +366 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 3-7, 30% -346 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 3-8, 27% -534

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 24-28, 46% -928 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 26-27, 49% -615 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 3-7, 30% -524 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 5-6, 45% -178

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 25-22, 53% + 80 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 25-23, 52% -30 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 5-5, 50% -50 St. Louis Cardinals Home Games: 4-5, 44% -150

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