Dodgers vs Cardinals Prediction 9/2/26 MLB Picks Today

The St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers meet Wednesday in MLB action at Dodger Stadium. Here’s a Dodgers vs Cardinals Prediction. This article will include a Dodgers vs Cardinals Pick.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals are 69-70 on the year and play the Rockies and Giants next. The St. Louis Cardinals are batting .241 on the season, with a .316 OBP and a .384 slugging percentage. The St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff has a 4.24 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. Alec Burleson leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 150 hits and 100 RBI, while Jordan Walker and Ivan Herrera have combined for 274 hits and 152 RBI.

The St. Louis Cardinals didn’t list a starting pitcher at the time of this writing.

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 82-56 this year and play the Nationals and Reds next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .257 on the season, with a .335 OBP and a .421 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff has a 3.69 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Freddie Freeman leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 153 hits and 63 RBI, while Andy Pages and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 272 hits and 160 RBI.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 12-8 with a 2.56 ERA and 153 strikeouts this season. Yamamoto is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win

• The Dodgers have won each of their last seven home games against the Cardinals following a loss.
• The Cardinals have lost each of their last five road games against the Dodgers following a win.
• The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games against NL West opponents following a win.
• The Dodgers have covered the run line in each of their last five night games against the Cardinals at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium following a loss.
• The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in eight of their last nine games against NL opponents that held a losing record.

Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win

• The Cardinals have won four of their last five games as underdogs against the Dodgers.
• The Dodgers have lost each of their last three games as favorites against NL opponents.
• The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Cardinals’ last seven games.
• The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line each of their last six night games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
• The Cardinals have led after 3 innings in seven of their last eight night games against the Dodgers.
• The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four night games.
• The Dodgers have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against NL opponents.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Cardinals’ last seven games as road underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Seven of the Dodgers’ last eight games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Dodgers’ last four games.
• There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Cardinals’ last four games as underdogs.

Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts

• Max Muncy has hit at least one home run in two of his last three home appearances against the Cardinals after playing the previous day.
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto has recorded eight or more strikeouts in five of his last six home appearances against NL opponents.
• Mookie Betts has recorded at least one hit in each of the Dodgers’ last eight games.
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances against NL Central opponents.
• Freddie Freeman ranks 5th in the league in Hits (153) this season.

St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts

• Jordan Walker has hit a home run in four of the Cardinals’ last six road games.
• Jordan Walker has recorded at least one hit in each of the Cardinals’ last 10 games against NL West opponents.
• Jordan Walker ranks T6th in the league in Hits (152) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for opponent batting average this season (.218).
• The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (989).
• The Cardinals rank 27th in the league for doubles this season (195).
• The Cardinals rank 26th in the league for slugging percentage this season (.384).

Dodgers vs Cardinals Prediction

I’m always in the business of looking to fade the Dodgers at these inflated prices, but it’s tough here when you don’t know who is pitching for the Cards. Also, Yamamoto has been ridiculous this season with a 2.56 ERA and 0.89 WHIP through 158 innings. He’s coming off an August where he allowed 20 hits and 7 runs through 32.1 innings. Hard to step in front of that, regardless of who is on the other side. Give me the Dodgers, and I’ll lay the RL to shave down the price.