The St. Louis Cardinals are playing host to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium. Fox Sports Midwest will broadcast this NL matchup and the game gets going at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds
Los Angeles (-165) is favored over St. Louis (+155) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this game at 7.5 runs (+100 for the under and -120 for the over). The game’s most recent runline odds stand at -115 for picking the Dodgers -1.5 runs and -105 for the Cardinals +1.5.
The Dodgers are 79-67 SU and are 62-83 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 28.0 units for moneyline gamblers and 21.6 units ATS. The Cardinals, on the other hand, are 81-65 SU and 77-68 ATS. The team’s gained 5.3 units for moneyline bettors and 9.1 units ATS.
Cardinals games have a 67-72-6 over/under record in 2018. Los Angeles has an over/under record of 68-72-5.
Clayton Kershaw is getting the nod for the Dodgers. The southpaw Kershaw is 7-5 with a 2.42 ERA and 134 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Cardinals this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (0-0, 1.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts over nine innings).
The Cardinals are turning to Austin Gomber (5-0, 2.93 ERA), who has 51 strikeouts and 27 walks to his credit as well as a 1.34 WHIP. Gomber is 0-0 with four strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA in one start against Los Angeles this year.
St. Louis’ pitchers have given up 4.1 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 3.36, a WHIP of 1.24 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.1. The bullpen has a 4.33 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 8.1 K/9.
The St. Louis offense has produced 4.7 runs per outing, including 5.8 per game over its last 10 games and 6.0 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .236/.301/.354 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Marcell Ozuna has helped lead the Cardinals’ offense this year with 21 home runs, 80 RBIs and 61 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Los Angeles’ pitching staff allowed 3.8 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.26 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 9.49 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.79, along with a K/9 of 9.57.
The Dodgers offense has slashed .244/.330/.432 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game this year, including 4.9 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Cody Bellinger has led Los Angeles’ offense and is slashing .257/.340/.468 with 22 home runs, 65 RBIs and 77 runs scored.
The Cardinals are coming off of a 4-3 loss against the Pirates, while the Dodgers just got an 8-1 victory over the Reds.
Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Dodgers, O/U – OVER
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Betting Notes
The over has hit in four of Los Angeles’ last seven games.
The Dodgers have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Cardinals have hit 15 over their last 10.
Los Angeles has averaged 21.1 runs + hits + errors over its last 10 outings and 23.2 over its last five.
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