The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Friday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Los Angeles Dodgers will send out Justin Wrobleski for the start here, and Wrobleski is 1-1 with an 8.00 ERA and 8 strikeouts this season. This will be Wrobleski’s second career start against the Cardinals. Sonny Gray will get the start for the Cardinals here and is 6-1 with a 3.65 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Dodgers, Gray is 0-3 with a 4.26 ERA and 31 strikeouts.
Los Angeles Dodgers Recap
The Los Angeles Dodgers come into this game looking to build off their 6-5 win over the New York Mets last time out to improve to 38-25 on the year. After this series, the Dodgers will head on the road for a series against the rival San Diego Padres.
Dodgers Salvage Series Split Vs. Mets
Shohei Ohtani has 72 hits, including 9 doubles, 23 home runs, 39 RBIs, and 4 triples, while Tommy Edman has 40 hits with 9 home runs and 29 RBIs. Michael Conforto has 29 hits with 9 doubles, while Teoscar Hernandez has 52 hits with 10 home runs, 14 doubles, and 43 RBIs as well this season. Ohtani has a team-high 11 stolen bases, while Max Muncy has 8 doubles but also has 55 strikeouts so far this season. Mookie Betts has also chipped in 9 home runs and 35 RBIs on the year. Freddie Freeman has also logged 69 hits with a team-high 19 doubles, 9 home runs, and 40 RBIs.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Dodgers have won nine of their last 10 games against National League opponents following a home win.
- The Cardinals have lost three of their last four games.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games at Busch Stadium.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the Dodgers’ last five games.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Andy Pages has hit a home run in three of his four previous road appearances against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Andy Pages has recorded an RBI in each of the Dodgers’ last six games as road favorites.
- Mookie Betts has scored at least one run in eight of the Dodgers’ last nine games as road favorites against NL opponents.
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded a Double in each of his last four road appearances against NL opponents.
- Miguel Rojas has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 16 appearances against the Cardinals after playing the previous day.
- Freddie Freeman has recorded at least one Single in each of the Dodgers’ last 10 games as road favorites.
- Shohei Ohtani ranks 2nd in the league in Home Runs (23) this season.
St. Louis Cardinals Recap
The St. Louis Cardinals come into this game looking to bounce back from a 7-5 loss at the hands of the Kansas City Royals last time out to sit at 34-28 on the year. After this series, the Cardinals will square off in a home series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Cardinals Drop Another Series
Brendan Donovan has a team-high 72 hits along with 19 doubles, 4 home runs, and 24 RBIs, while Lars Nootbaar has 59 hits with 8 home runs, 28 RBIs, 12 doubles, and 4 stolen bases. Nolan Arenado also has 50 hits with 10 doubles, 7 home runs, and 31 RBIs of his own, and Victor Scott II has 45 hits with 8 doubles, a triple, 19 RBIs, and a team-high 17 stolen bases. Willson Contreras has also chipped in 55 hits with 6 home runs and 36 RBIs of his own this season.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Cardinals have won each of their last seven games as home underdogs following a home loss.
- The Dodgers have lost six of their last seven games as road favorites against National League opponents following a win.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as road favorites against National League opponents following a win.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Masyn Winn has hit a home run in each of the Cardinals’ last two games as underdogs against the Dodgers.
- Sonny Gray has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances with the Cardinals as home underdogs.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last six home appearances against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Masyn Winn has scored at least one run in 11 of his last 12 appearances against NL West opponents.
- Sonny Gray has recorded six or more strikeouts in 10 of his last 11 home appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 home appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Willson Contreras has recorded a Double in four of the Cardinals’ last five games.
- Masyn Winn has recorded at least one Single in each of the Cardinals’ last six games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Sonny Gray ranks T6th in the league for Wins (6) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Cardinals’ last eight games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Eight of the Dodgers’ last 10 games have gone OVER the total runs line.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Prediction
I’m on the Cardinals here. I just haven’t loved what I’ve seen in limited action from Wrobleski as he fills in for a Dodger pitching rotation that’s being held together by duct tape at the moment. This feels like the best chance the Cardinals have at a win in this series with Sonny Gray pitching, and the Cardinals have still been a solid home team despite their inconsistencies at times as of late. Give me the Cardinals in this one.