St. Louis Cardinals vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-275) Texas (+220)

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (27-30) will play the St. Louis Cardinals (32-24) on Sunday. The line on this matchup has the Cardinals at -275 while the Rangers are coming in at +220. The over/under is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Erick Fedde and Jacob deGrom.

St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .404 and have been rung up 436 times, while drawing a walk on 183 occasions. They have amassed 255 RBI's as well as 500 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is at .262. The Cardinals have accounted for 106 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 52 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 269 runs while holding a team OBP of .333. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are recording 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.59 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 42 home runs in addition to 224 runs (12th in the league). St. Louis has given up 454 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 205 earned runs. The Cardinals have an earned run average of 3.71 over the course of the season (12th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 401 hitters. They have walked 155 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.61 as a team on the campaign.

Cardinals pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 51 times as well as having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 40 holds over the course of the season (6th in the league). The Cardinals bullpen have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and have come into the game in 67 save situations. They have 16 saves on the campaign and have not converted 8 out of their 24 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 69 base runners so far this season with 37.7% of them crossed the plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 168 relievers to the hill on the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned 1,490 putouts on the year, in addition to 547 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which puts them in 2nd in professional baseball, and have 37 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,470 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 11th in pro baseball.

Fedde has pitched in 693 frames and has totaled 545 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.74 (365 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.412. He has surrendered 710 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 269 free passes. Fedde (33-46 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.67 while he has faced 2,998 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Texas has a total of 57 home runs on the year as well as 180 RBIs. They have tallied 67 doubles, while getting a free base 145 times and earning 185 runs. The Texas Rangers have compiled an on-base percentage of .282 as well as a team batting average of .220 so far this year. The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .355 and they are earning 3.25 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have been rung up on 459 instances (16th in baseball) and have a total of 403 hits.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.161 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.69 as a team this season. They are sitting at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 413. The Texas pitching staff have conceded 197 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.19 (176 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.00 (441 strikeouts against 163 bases on balls). They have allowed 50 home runs and they yield 3.57 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Texas has called on relievers to take the mound in 25 save opportunities and they have earned 16 saves. They are ranked 15th in MLB with a save rate of 64.0%, and they have sent 174 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 59 times in high leverage situations and also on 57 occasions with base runners. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.2% out of their 87 inherited base runners. With 60 save situations, the Rangers have compiled 32 holds and 9 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 43 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in professional baseball). The Rangers have accrued 512 assists, 22 errors and have accumulated 1,489 putouts on the campaign. In 4,467 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (2nd in pro baseball).

deGrom (88-59 mark in his career) has a 2.52 earned run average while giving up 6.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.37 and he has faced 5,623 hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 400 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.993 and having a FIP of 2.5. In his MLB career, deGrom has allowed 1,098 base knocks and he has 1,728 punch outs in 1,430 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+220)

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