{"id":307996,"date":"2026-03-29T04:04:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/check-out-the-rays-vs-cardinals-betting-guide-and-expert-picks-3-29-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T20:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:32:04","slug":"check-out-the-rays-vs-cardinals-betting-guide-and-expert-picks-3-29-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/check-out-the-rays-vs-cardinals-betting-guide-and-expert-picks-3-29-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out the Rays vs Cardinals Betting Guide and Expert Picks &#8211; 3\/29\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/TB.png\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Rays logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Tampa Bay Rays<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/STL.png\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>St. Louis Cardinals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>-120<\/span><span>O\/U: 8<br \/>(-105\/-115)<\/span><span>+100<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Tampa Bay Rays Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Steven Matz &#8211; Over\/Under 14.5 Pitching Outs (-140\/+110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Steven Matz to have a pitch count in this game, projecting a maximum of 81 pitches.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> A pitcher who is on a pitch count is likely to be pulled from the game earlier, record fewer outs, and generate fewer strikeouts.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Cedric Mullins &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-180\/+135)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Cedric Mullins is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> The higher in the order a player bats, the more plate appearances he will get and the more opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market.  A player who hits higher in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting lower.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Yandy Diaz &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+105\/-135)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league&#8217;s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today&#8217;s matchup.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">St. Louis Cardinals Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Dustin May &#8211; Over\/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (-110\/-120)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">With a 0.39 deviation between Dustin May&#8217;s 8.37 K\/9 and his 7.98 estimated true talent K\/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it&#8217;s safe to say he&#8217;s been one of the luckiest pitchers in Major League Baseball since the start of last season in terms of strikeouts and ought to perform worse in future games.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Pitchers that are overperforming should be expected to pitch worse going forward, which can create value on K prop Unders if the lines are too heavily weighing the lucky, to-date overperformance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Ivan Herrera &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Hits (+200\/-265)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Ivan Herrera&#8217;s footspeed has fallen off this season.  His 26.26 ft\/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 24.57 ft\/sec now.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Slow players tend to get fewer hits because they can&#8217;t beat out groundballs, fewer extra base hits, and fewer stolen bases.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The St. Louis Cardinals have 3 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e.  over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Thomas Saggese, Jordan Walker, Pedro Pages).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts <\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>St. Louis Cardinals &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Team Total (-120\/-110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Team Total Under in 45 of their last 76 games (+9.70 Units \/ 11% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Tampa Bay Rays &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (-140\/+110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 58 of their last 102 games (+9.80 Units \/ 8% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Alec Burleson &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Runs (+145\/-185)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Alec Burleson has hit the Runs Over in 6 of his last 8 games at home (+6.30 Units \/ 79% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"2.9.2\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"BETTING\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"1\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tampa Bay Rays @ St. Louis Cardinals -120O\/U: 8(-105\/-115)+100 Tampa Bay Rays Insights Steven Matz &#8211; Over\/Under 14.5 Pitching Outs (-140\/+110) The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Steven&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[283,286,287,289,288,284,830,285,908,465,73,282,281,17,723,25,449],"class_list":["post-307996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-game-previews","tag-bets","tag-betting-guide","tag-betting-line","tag-betting-odds","tag-betting-tips","tag-betting-trends","tag-dustin-may","tag-expert-picks","tag-ivan-herrera","tag-jake-fraley","tag-mlb","tag-odds","tag-picks","tag-st-louis-cardinals","tag-steven-matz","tag-tampa-bay-rays","tag-yandy-diaz"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Check Out the Rays vs Cardinals Betting Guide and Expert Picks - 3\/29\/2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore our expert betting tips and picks for Tampa Bay Rays vs. St. Louis Cardinals on March 29, 2026. 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