Tampa Bay at St. Louis Trends Preview Gambling Pick

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MLB Baseball Betting - Tampa Bay at St. Louis

BetUS MLB betting odds: St. Louis -115, Tampa Bay -105; Total 9

The sports betting friendly Tampa Bay Rays (24-17), who are now leading the American League's East division, are riding a wave of good pitching right now. They will hope to continue that when they visit Busch Stadium (natural turf) to play the St. Louis Cardinals (24-19) in an interleague online betting contest that will start at 8:15 PM ET on Friday evening.

Right-handers take the mound, as Andy Sonnanstine (5-1, 5.08 ERA) of the Rays opposes Braden Looper (5-2, 4.21 ERA) of the Cards.

At BetUS Sportsbook, St. Louis is listed as a -115 favorite (Tampa Bay is -105), with a total of nine runs (Under is -120, Over is even money).

Here are some of the MLB Baseball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* TB has won seven of its last eight games
* TB has played six of its last seven games UNDER the total
* STL has lost seven of its last nine games
* STL has played three of its last four games OVER the total

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