The Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals meet Sunday in MLB action at Busch Stadium. Here’s a Cardinals vs Dodgers Prediction. This article will include a Cardinals vs Dodgers Pick.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 38-27 on the year and play the Padres, Giants, and Padres next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .266 on the season, have a .341 OBP, and a .460 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff has a 4.13 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Shohei Ohtani leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 74 hits and 39 RBI, while Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages have combined for 137 hits and 79 RBI.
Clayton Kershaw gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 0-0 with a 5.17 ERA and 8 strikeouts this season. Kershaw is 11-6 with a 2.87 ERA and 151 strikeouts in his career against the St. Louis Cardinals.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 36-28 on the year and play the Blue Jays, Brewers, and White Sox next. The St. Louis Cardinals are batting .257 on the season, have a .329 OBP, and a .395 slugging percentage. The St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff has a 3.82 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Brendan Donovan leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 74 hits and 26 RBI, while Lars Nootbaar and Willson Contreras have combined for 116 hits and 65 RBI.
Michael McGreevy gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. This will be McGreevy’s first career game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Cardinals have won each of their last 10 home games against National League opponents.
- The Dodgers have lost each of their last six games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last nine games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games against National League opponents.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in seven of their last eight games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Dodgers have won seven of their last eight day games following a road loss.
- The Cardinals have lost three of their last four games against the Dodgers following a win.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six day games following a win.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in four of their last five games as road favorites following a loss.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games as road favorites.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Masyn Winn has hit a home run in two of the Cardinals’ last three games as underdogs against the Dodgers.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one RBI in seven of his last eight home appearances against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Masyn Winn has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 appearances against NL West opponents.
- Masyn Winn has recorded at least one Single in each of the Cardinals’ last eight games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Masyn Winn has scored at least one run in eight of his last nine appearances with the Cardinals as underdogs against NL West opponents.
- Victor Scott II ranks T8th in the league in Steals (17) this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Teoscar Hernandez has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances with the Dodgers as favorites against NL Central opponents.
- Clayton Kershaw has recorded a win in 11 of his last 12 appearances against NL Central opponents.
- Andy Pages has recorded an RBI in six of the Dodgers’ last seven games as road favorites.
- Clayton Kershaw has recorded four or more strikeouts in 42 of his last 43 appearances in day games against NL teams that held a winning record.
- Shohei Ohtani has scored at least one run in each of the Dodgers’ last six games as road favorites against NL opponents.
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Mookie Betts has recorded at least one Single in each of the Dodgers’ last six day games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded a Double in each of his last five road appearances against NL opponents.
- Shohei Ohtani ranks 2nd in the league in Home Runs (23) this season.
Cardinals vs Dodgers Prediction
The Dodgers are going to be favored nearly every game regardless of the matchup, and the public makes these lines inflated. The issue is the Dodgers are losing games lately and burning a hole in their pocket. While Kershaw is a first-ballot HOF, he’s also an aging pitcher trying to find his form. Kershaw has allowed 17 hits and nine earned runs in 15.2 innings, and he has nine walks with eight strikeouts. This isn’t CY Young Kershaw.
McGreevy has pitched in just five MLB games, but he’s allowed 17 hits and fie runs in 28.2 innings and has 23 strikeouts. At 24 years old, the Cardinals may have something in McGreevy. With the Dodgers getting spotty results recently and Kershaw looking like a shell of himself, I’ll take a stab with the Cards and the plus money.