Rays vs. Cardinals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - March 26

The Tampa Bay Rays take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of the MLB season on Thursday. The game starts at 4:15 p.m. ET, at Busch Stadium. Drew Rasmussen gets the start for the Rays, and Matthew Liberatore is starting for the Cardinals.

Bookmakers have set the Rays as the moderate moneyline favorites (-124) on the road versus the Cardinals (+105). The over/under for the Rays-Cardinals game is set at 7.5.

Rays vs. Cardinals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Thursday, March 26, 2026
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium
• Favorite: Rays (-124)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+105)
• Over/under: 7.5

How to Watch Rays vs. Cardinals

• TV Channel: CARD and RAYS
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Rays vs. Cardinals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays won 55% of the games last season they were favored on the moneyline (44-36).
• St. Louis came away with 44 wins in the 93 contests it was listed as the underdogs in last season.
• Tampa Bay had a record of 31-27 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -124 or shorter last year (53.4%).
• Last year, St. Louis won 25 of 64 games when listed as at least +105 on the moneyline.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rays a 55.4% chance to win.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 48.8% chance of pulling out a win.

Rays vs. Cardinals: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays played in 162 games with an over/under set, and combined with their opponents to go over the total 71 times (71-81-10).
• St. Louis and its opponents hit the over in 81 of its 161 games with a total last season.
• The Rays collected a 73-89-0 record ATS last season (covering 45.1% of the time).
• The Cardinals had an against the spread record of 81-80-0 in 161 games with a line last season.