The St. Louis Cardinals (25-36) and the Texas Rangers (39-20) play the middle contest of a 3-game interleague series Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. First pitch is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Rangers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rangers lead 1-0
The Cardinals are in freefall, dropping 4 straight outings while going 3-8 across the past 11 games on the road to fall into last place in the NL Central. St. Louis is just 9-12 in interleague play and is 13-20 on the road.
The Rangers picked up a 4-3 win in the series opener Monday to maintain a 3 1/2 game lead over the Houston Astros in the AL West. Texas is tops in the majors with a plus-153 run differential.
Texas has won 4 in a row, and 8 of its last 10 games, winning 5 straight series since dropping 2 of 3 outings against the visiting Atlanta Braves from May 15-17.
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Cardinals at Rangers projected starters
LHP Matthew Liberatore vs. RHP Dane Dunning
Liberatore (1-1, 4.91 ERA) makes his 3rd start and 4th appearance overall. He has a 1.36 WHIP, 4.9 BB/9 and 7.4 K/9 in 11 innings.
- Last start: Loss, 5 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K in a 4-3 road loss vs. the Cleveland Guardians on May 26, his only road start this season
- 2022 Road splits: 0-2, 8.06 ERA (22 1/3 IP, 20 ER) with a .352 OBA in 5 starts and 1 relief appearance
Dunning (4-1, 2.06 ERA) makes his 6th start and 14th appearance. He has a 1.04 WHIP, 3.7 BB/9 and 9.1 K/9 in 48 innings.
- Last start: Loss, 5 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 6 K in a 3-2 road loss vs. the Detroit Tigers Wednesday
- 2023 Home splits: 2-0, 1.47 ERA (18 1/3 IP, 3 ER) with a .212 OBA in 1 start and 4 relief appearances
Cardinals at Rangers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:52 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Cardinals +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Rangers -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals +1.5 (-150) | Rangers -1.5 (+125)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Cardinals at Rangers picks and predictions
Prediction
Rangers 6, Cardinals 2
Moneyline
The RANGERS (-155) are rather moderate favorites, and they’re a solid value at this price point.
The Cardinals have been terrible lately, especially against the AL West. The Cards are 1-10 in the past 11 vs. AL West, 0-5 in their past 5 outings on the road and 1-4 in the past 5 games against right-handed starting pitchers.
Run line/Against the spread
The RANGERS -1.5 (+125) are a solid play at plus money, even though Texas failed to cover the run line in the series opener.
The Rangers, leaguer leaders in run differential, have won their previous 3 games by 2 or more runs and 7 of the team’s last 8 victories have been by 2 or more runs. So if you like Texas to win, you should like it to cover the run line, too.
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Over/Under
The UNDER 9.5 (-105) is the lean. It cashed in the series opener and is a good bet again Tuesday.
The Texas offense has been prolific this season, and the Over is 11-5 in the past 16 games against a left-handed starting pitcher.
However, St. Louis has plated 3 or fewer goals in 10 of the past 11 games, and it’s hard to envision the Cards piling up runs against Dunning, who has been tremendously efficient.
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