Rays vs. Cardinals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - March 29

The St. Louis Cardinals have a 2-0 series lead and aim to sweep the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday at Busch Stadium, at 2:15 p.m. ET. Steven Matz (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the start for the Rays, who are 0-2 this season and fifth in the AL East. Dustin May (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cardinals, who are 2-0 and second in the NL Central.

With moneyline odds of -119 for the Rays versus -101 for the Cardinals, this game should be a close one. The over/under for the Rays-Cardinals game is set at 8.

Rays vs. Cardinals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Sunday, March 29, 2026
• Game time: 2:15 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium
• Favorite: Rays (-119)
• Underdog: Cardinals (-101)
• Over/under: 8

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 44 of the 80 games they were favored on the moneyline last season (55%).
• St. Louis won in 44, or 47.3%, of the 93 contests it was named as odds-on underdogs in last year.
• Tampa Bay had a record of 36-28 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -119 or shorter last year (56.2%).
• Last year, St. Louis won 32 of 74 games when listed as at least -101 on the moneyline.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Rays' implied win probability is 54.3%.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 50.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Rays vs. Cardinals: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays combined with their opponents to go over the total 71 times last season for a 71-81-10 record against the over/under.
• St. Louis and its opponents hit the over in 81 of its 161 games with a total last season.
• The Rays put together a 73-89-0 record against the spread last season (covering 45.1% of the time).
• The Cardinals posted a record of 81-80-0 against the spread last season.