{"id":39920,"date":"2011-07-01T05:37:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T12:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=39920"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:39:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:39:58","slug":"interleague-odds-cardinals-vs-rays-gambling-prediction-preview-1711","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/mlb-baseball\/interleague-odds-cardinals-vs-rays-gambling-prediction-preview-1711\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Betting \u2013 St. Louis vs. Tampa Bay Preview & Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday MLB Interleague Betting \u2013 Cardinals vs Rays Preview & Pick<\/h2>\n

With Albert Pujols sidelined after fracturing his wrist two weeks ago, the St. Louis Cardinals could only hope to tread water and avoid falling out of the National League Central division race. <\/p>\n

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MLB<\/a> Gambling Online \u2013 St. Louis Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Rays Preview & Pick<\/strong>
\nDate: <\/strong>Friday, July 1, 2011
\nVenue: <\/strong>Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
\nBroadcast: <\/strong>FSMW, SUN
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\nMoney Line: Rays -131<\/strong>
\nOver\/Under: 9<\/strong>
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St. Louis Cardinals (43-38 through June 29)<\/strong>
\nJake Westbrook (6-4, 5.32)<\/p>\n

A bat of his caliber is simply irreplaceable; losing it was particularly painful for the team considering its best pitcher, Adam Wainwright<\/a>, is out for the season due to Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n

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Friday's Cardinals vs. Rays Interleague Gambling Preview<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Through Thursday, the Cards were 3-5 without Pujols; their pitching had guided them to consecutive wins over the Baltimore Orioles. Kyle Lohse and Chris Carpenter stepped up on consecutive nights. Will Jake Westbrook do the same when St. Louis visits Tropicana Field on Friday?<\/p>\n

Tough to say. Westbrook has been mediocre at best of late, allowing four runs and eight or more hits in three straight outings. His walk rate is uncharacteristically high this season and opponents are batting .309 off him.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Rays (45-36)<\/strong>
\nWade Davis (7-5, 4.32)<\/p>\n

The Tampa Bay Rays are starting to put a scare in the Yankees and Red Sox again, having won seven of 10. A big reason why: Evan Longoria is returning to form. The big third baseman has five homers and 17 RBI in his last nine games. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n

Longoria will hope to continue the trend of solid run support for Wade Davis. The righthander lost five straight starts from May 14 to May 30 but has won his last three, getting nine, five and seven runs of support. After looking like a power pitcher as a rookie, Davis has pitched to contact more this season and become an innings eater. He has a paltry 43 strikeouts over 91.2 innings.<\/p>\n

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Over is 10-4-1 in STL last 15 overall.
\nSTL are 36-16 in their last 52 Fri. games.
\nOver is 36-17-2 in STL last 55 road games.
\nUnder is 39-11-2 in TB last 52 home games.
\nTB are 10-3 in their last 13 interleague games.
\nTB are 9-3 in their last 12 overall.<\/p>\n

MLB pick:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Though Westbrook is 4-2 on the road this season, I see the Rays feasting on him Friday night. Righthanded hitters are batting .341 off him this season and that stat should be music to Longoria\u2019s ears. Davis hasn\u2019t been perfect by any means but he\u2019s hot and he\u2019ll face a Cards lineup that just isn\u2019t the same without Pujols.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting as well that Lance Berkman\u2019s hot streak is over.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s batting .210 in June and has one homer in his last 13 games.<\/p>\n

Cardinals vs Rays prediction: <\/strong>Rays 6, Cardinals 3<\/p>\n

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