The St. Louis Cardinals (25-35) and Texas Rangers (38-20) meet Monday to kick off a 3-game series. First pitch from Globe Life Field is set for 8:05 p.m. ET (MLB Network). 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: First meeting since 2019 when the Rangers won the series 2-1
St. Louis lost 2-1 as -141 road favorites Sunday vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates, getting swept 3-0 in that series. The Cardinals have lost 5 of their last 6.
Texas won 12-3 as -156 home favorites Sunday to complete a 3-0 series sweep vs. the Seattle Mariners. C Jonah Heim had a 5-RBI game that included a 3-run home HR while 2B Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to 23 games, the longest in MLB this season. The Rangers are 4-1 in their last 5.
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Cardinals at Rangers projected starters
RHP Adam Wainwright vs. LHP Martin Perez
Wainwright (2-1, 6.15 ERA) makes his 6th start. He has a 1.71 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 5.5 K/9 in 26 1/3 innings.
- Last outing: Loss, 5 IP, 3 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 6 K in a 7-0 home loss Monday vs. Kansas City Royals
- Career vs. Texas: 0-1 with a 1.35 ERA (6 2/3 IP, 1 ER), 1.05 WHIP, 6 K in 1 start
Perez (6-1, 4.43 ERA) makes his 12th start. He has a 1.54 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9 and 6.5 K/9 in 64 innings.
- Last outing: No-decision, 4 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, 3 K in a 10-6 road win Tuesday vs. Detroit Tigers
- Career vs. St. Louis: 1-0 with a 4.38 ERA (12 1/3 IP, 6 ER), 13 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 3 K in 2 starts
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 Sunday at 9:55 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Cardinals +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Rangers -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals +1.5 (-175) | Rangers -1.5 (+145)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Cardinals at Rangers picks and predictions
Prediction
Rangers 4, Cardinals 3
Moneyline
BET TEXAS -135.
St. Louis is having an uncharacteristic rough season, with a 13-19 road record and sitting last in the NL Central Division. The Rangers, on the other hand, sit atop the AL West Division and are 19-8 at home.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
This one could go either way and I don’t believe that it is worth the juice for the Cardinals, although it’s tempting to bet on the Rangers at plus-money to win by multiple runs.
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Over/Under
BET UNDER 9.5 (-105).
For St. Louis the Under is 5-0 in their last 5 interleague games and 4-0 in Wainwright’s last 4 starts vs. AL West teams. For Texas the Under is 5-0-1 in Perez’s last 6 starts during the 1st game of a series and 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
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