Rays vs Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for March 29

Odds updated as of 2:12 p.m.

The Tampa Bay Rays are among the MLB squads playing on Sunday, up against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Here's everything you need to know before checking out today's MLB odds and spreads on FanDuel Sportsbook.

Rays vs Cardinals Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays (0-2) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (2-0)
• Date: Sunday, March 29, 2026
• Time: 2:15 p.m. ET
• Venue: Busch Stadium -- St. Louis, Missouri
• Coverage: Cardinals.TV and Rays.TV

Rays vs Cardinals Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: TB: (-118) | STL: (+100)
• Spread: TB: -1.5 (+142) | STL: +1.5 (-172)
• Total: 7.5 -- Over: (-115) | Under: (-105)

Rays vs Cardinals Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Steven Matz (Rays) - 0-0, 0.00 ERA vs Dustin May (Cardinals) - 0-0, 0.00 ERA

The Rays will give the nod to Steven Matz versus the Cardinals and Dustin May. In two games he pitched with a spread last season, Matz and his team covered the spread both times. Matz did not pitch as the moneyline favorite last season. Last season May and his team had a 7-16-0 record against the spread when he pitched. May and his team went 1-3 in games he pitched when they were moneyline underdogs a season ago.

Rays vs Cardinals Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Rays win (54.9%)

Rays vs Cardinals Moneyline

• Looking at the moneyline for Rays-Cardinals, Tampa Bay is the favorite at -118, and St. Louis is +100 playing at home.

Rays vs Cardinals Spread

• The Rays are 1.5-run road favorites on the runline against the Cardinals. The Rays are +142 to cover, and the Cardinals are -172.

Rays vs Cardinals Over/Under

• The Rays-Cardinals game on March 29 has been given an over/under of 7.5 runs. The over is set at -115 and the under at -105.

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Rays vs Cardinals Betting Trends

• The Rays were chosen as favorites in 72 games last year and walked away with the win 39 times (54.2%) in those games.
• Last season Tampa Bay came away with a win 35 times in 62 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 or shorter on the moneyline.
• The Rays and their opponents hit the over in 69 of their 157 games with a total last season.
• The Cardinals were the underdog on the moneyline 90 times last season. They went 43-47 in those games.
• When it played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer last year, St. Louis went 30-42 (41.7%).
• The Cardinals combined with their opponents to go over the total 80 times last season for an 80-71-5 record against the over/under.

Rays Player Leaders

• Last season, Junior Caminero had 159 base hits, batting .264 with 73 extra-base hits.
• Yandy Diaz slashed .300/.366/.482 and finished with an OPS of .848.
• Chandler Simpson ended his last campaign with 122 hits, an OBP of .326, plus a slugging percentage of .345.
• Cedric Mullins slashed .216/.299/.391 and finished with an OPS of .690.

Cardinals Player Leaders

• Alec Burleson put up an OBP of .343 and a slugging percentage of .459 while racking up 144 hits last season.
• Ivan Herrera hit .284 with 13 doubles, 19 home runs and 43 walks.
• Masyn Winn had 27 doubles, nine home runs and 34 walks while hitting .253 last season.
• Victor Scott II hit .216 with 15 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 42 walks.

Rays vs Cardinals Head to Head

• 3/28/2026: 6-5 STL (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -112, Underdog Moneyline: -104)
• 3/26/2026: 9-7 STL (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
• 8/22/2025: 10-6 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -138, Underdog Moneyline: +118)
• 8/21/2025: 7-4 STL (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
• 8/8/2024: 6-4 TB (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -124, Underdog Moneyline: +106)
• 8/7/2024: 5-2 STL (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -120, Underdog Moneyline: +102)
• 8/6/2024: 4-3 STL (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -154, Underdog Moneyline: +130)
• 8/10/2023: 5-2 STL (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -210, Underdog Moneyline: +176)
• 8/9/2023: 6-4 STL (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -158, Underdog Moneyline: +134)
• 8/8/2023: 4-2 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -172, Underdog Moneyline: +144)

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