The St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet Saturday 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 still looking for their first win after falling to 0-2 on the year thanks to a 6-3 loss to the Dodgers on Friday. Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 3 hits including the Cardinals’ lone home run of the season while Nolan Gorman has a team-high 2 RBIs while sharing the team-high with 4 strikeouts with Victor Scott II. Gorman has a pair of hits with a double and Masyn Winn has a pair of hits as well. Lance Lynn will start for the Cardinals here and was 13-11 with a 5.73 ERA and 191 strikeouts last season.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last seven games at Dodger Stadium.
- The home team has covered the run line in each of the Cardinals’ last four games.
- The Cardinals have lost the first inning in each of their last four games against NL West opponents.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games against NL West opponents.
Los Angeles Dodgers Team Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to build on their back-to-back wins to start the year following Friday’s victory. Mookie Betts leads the Dodgers with 8 hits including 3 home runs, 9 RBIs and a double while Teoscar Hernandez has 4 hits with 2 homers, a double and 4 RBIs. Will Smith has 7 hits with 2 doubles and two RBIs while Shohei Ohtani, Max Muncy, James Outman and Jason Heyward each have 2 RBIs and Freddie Freeman has a home run and three RBIs. Muncy and Hernandez each have a team-high 8 strikeouts this season. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get the start here and is 0-1 with a 45.00 ERA and 2 strikeouts this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Team Facts
- The Dodgers have won each of their last seven home games against the Cardinals.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games following a home win.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven games against the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last seven games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Dodgers’ last four games at Dodger Stadium.
Cardinals vs. Dodgers Prediction
I’m on the over here. I haven’t liked what I’ve seen from Yamamoto through spring training and in the Korea matchup, and while Lynn pitched well for the Dodgers for the most part last year, he still had a league-high 44 home runs allowed and finished the year with a combined ERA just under six. I think this could be a breakout spot for the Cardinals offense and the Dodgers have had no problems putting runs on the board to this point. Give me the over.