Cardinals vs. Rays prediction: Why Tampa Bay is favored to win Sunday's MLB matchup [8/24/2025]

The Tampa Bay Rays will face the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB action at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Sunday, starting at 12:10PM ET.

The Rays will have Ryan Pepiot (8-10, 3.95 ERA) as their starting pitcher, while the Cardinals have opted for Matthew Liberatore (6-10, 4.13 ERA).

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced MLB model projects the Rays as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the most recent data, our experts ran 10,000 simulations of Sunday's Cardinals-Rays game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After accounting for recent updates and other variables, our prediction shows the Rays with a win probability of 57%, while the Cardinals have 43%."

For further insights into Sunday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Cardinals vs. Rays predictions page.

Rays vs. Cardinals prediction: Who will win, cover the run line?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Sunday's MLB matchup between the Cardinals and Rays 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives the Rays a 57% chance of defeating the Cardinals.

According to our model, the Cardinals (+1.5) have a 62% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 9 runs has a 56% chance of staying under.

Cardinals vs. Rays odds [8/24/2025]

We have sourced the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Cardinals	Rays
Run Line	+1.5 (-176)	-1.5 (+154)
Moneyline	+127	-140
Total	o9 (-104)	u9 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Cardinals vs. Rays picks and best bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Cardinals vs. Rays matchup is on the run line.

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Cardinals vs. Rays game-day updates and essential details

Sunday's MLB action between the Rays and Cardinals at George M. Steinbrenner Field is scheduled to commence at 12:10PM ET.

• Who: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Rays
• Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025
• Time: 12:10PM ET/9:10AM PT
• Venue: George M. Steinbrenner Field

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Conclusion

We predict the Rays, with a 57% win probability, will likely beat the Cardinals on Sunday.

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