The St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet Friday in MLB action from Dodger Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers prediction.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals come into this one looking to bounce back from a 7-1 loss to the Dodgers on opening day. Paul Goldschmidt was the lone Cardinal with any sort of offensive production in the loss, going 3 for 4 with a solo homer, accounting for all of St. Louis’ hits in the losing effort with the rest of the batting order going 0 for 27 with 5 strikeouts. Miles Mikolas took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits with five strikeouts over 4.1 innings of work. Zack Thompson will start for the Cardinals here and was 5-7 with a 4.48 ERA and 72 strikeouts last season. The Cards will meet the Padres and Marlins following this series.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last six games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Cardinals have lost the first inning in each of their last three games against NL West opponents.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five games against NL West opponents.
Los Angeles Dodgers Team Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to build on their opening day victory over the Cardinals. Freddie Freeman led the way, going 3 for 3 with a two-run home run and three RBIs while Mookie Betts added a solo homer as well. Max Muncy added two RBIs while James Outman went 2 for 3 with an RBI to round out the scoring for the Dodgers up to this point in the year. Shohei Ohtani went 2 for 3 with a double and Teoscar Hernandez had a double while Will Smith added a base hit as well to cap off the offense for the Dodgers in the victory. Tyler Glasnow got the win after allowing one run on two hits with five strikeouts over six innings of work. Ryan Yarbrough closed out the final three innings for the save. Bobby Miller will get the start for the Dodgers here and was 11-4 with a 3.76 ERA and 119 strikeouts last season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Team Facts
- The Dodgers have lost each of their last four games as favorites following a win.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games following a home win.
- The Dodgers have led after 7 innings in each of their last six games against the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Dodgers’ last three games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in each of their last six games against the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium.
Cardinals vs. Dodgers Prediction
I’m on the Dodgers here. I gave the Cardinals a chance in what I thought was the better spot for them on opening day, but I was left with nothing to show for it and while we will find betting value by going against the Dodgers at some point, I’m not looking for it with St. Louis until the Cardinals show me they’re a different team from last year. I think this is going to be another strong showing from the Dodgers, so give me Los Angeles -1.5 here.