Cardinals vs. Rangers Odds & Betting Predictions - May 31, 2025

M. Semien ⬇️ 1.5 HRR (-120 @ MGM)(TEX) Semien has been under this mark in each of his last 10, averaging 0.6 HRR per game. He's also been under this mark in 17 of his last 20 games he's just been awful this year: Overall: .173 Avg, .224 SLG Vs RHP: .166 Avg, .226 SLG At Home: .190 Avg, .220 SLG Just brutal numbers. Meanwhile, he's been dropped to 8th in the order, which means he may only see 3 AB's tonight. He faces a solid righty in Liberatore today, who has allowed a .236 average to righties and a .348 slugging. He's been great in the month of May with a 2.22 ERA and .222 batting average against. We'll ride Semien's under at a nice price while he's cold.

📈 13-3 (81.3%) last 4 days Follow @PicksOffice on X. Rangers offense in full collapse – .178 AVG, 22 total runs in last 10. Against lefties? Even worse: .356 OPS, 3 wRC+ in 67 PA. Now face Liberatore – 2.22 ERA in May, hasn't allowed 3+ ER in 8 straight. Cardinals pen locked in too – 2.79 ERA last 6. Liberatore is cooking – 2.73 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 51 K / 8 BB on the year. Rangers hitting .220 as a team, 28th in MLB. They scored just 3 runs last series, including a 1-hit shutout vs Toronto. Meanwhile, Cards are 5-1 last 6 games, 9-3 in last 12 road games. Offense clicking – Cards slash .255/.319/.408 during win streak. Brendan Donovan batting .335, team ranks 5th in MLB in AVG (.262). Jack Leiter shaky: 12.2% walk rate, 5 BB in last start. STL 5th in OBP (.333), poised to make him work early.

In the alt market on FanDuel. Liberatore isn't a high-strikeout guy, but his overall effectiveness allows him to pitch deep in games. The Rangers have also struggled pretty mightily with lefties this year despite utilizing platoons. I don't mind his baseline prop -- over 4.5 at +102 -- but there's enough upside in his arm for me to prefer the alt market.