MLB Lines: As was the case last year the Los Angeles Dodgers were sluggish out of the gate for 2014 but have begun to click and make a run at the San Francisco Giants in the NL West. With the biggest payroll in baseball the Dodgers have high expectations but also high prices at the betting window. The St. Louis Cardinals have proven to be an overlay so far as they have a winning record on the diamond but are in the red with the MLB odds. The Los Angeles Dodgers will host the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on FOX Saturday night with coverage starting at 7:15 PM ET.
Dodger Blue goes Red at Home
The Dodgers were 18-20 at home and were -554 units overall in all games for the season. The Dodgers have strong pitching and ranked 5th for earned run average.
Similar Look
Like the Dodgers the Cards have strong pitching as they ranked 3rd for earned run average but run production has been an issue as the Redbirds ranked 27 for runs scored and 29th for home runs.
The Pick
Heading into this series the St. Louis Cardinals have won 12 out of their last 20 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers as just 5 out of the last 15 meetings between the Cardinals and Dodgers have gone over the total. The Dodgers have had the upper hand at home however with 12 wins in their last 20 games at Dodger Stadium against the Cardinals with just 6 out of the last 14 games at LA between the Cards and Dodgers going over the total. We’ll call for the underdog and under in this one!
