St. Louis Cardinals (0-2) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (3-1)
March 31, 2024 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Dodgers -186 / St. Louis Cardinals +170; Over/Under: +9
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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet Sunday 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 hoping to get a win to end the weekend strong after a slow start to the season. Entering Saturday’s matchup with the Dodgers, 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. Steven Matz will get the nod for the Cardinals on Sunday Night Baseball, and was 4-7 with a 3.86 ERA and 98 strikeouts last season. The Cardinals will follow up this series with a trip to San Diego to play the Padres.
Los Angeles Dodgers Team Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be hoping to keep their strong start to the season alive after Saturday’s matchup. Going into Saturday’s game, 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. Gavin Stone will get the start for the Dodgers in this one and was 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA and 22 strikeouts last season. The Dodgers will follow up this series with 3 games against the Giants and Cubs.
Los Angeles Dodgers Team Facts
- The Dodgers have won each of their last eight day games following a loss.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in each of their last eight day games following a loss.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in each of their last eight games against the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 7 innings in six of their last eight games as favorites against National League opponents.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts
- The Cardinals have lost seven of their last eight games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five road games against NL West opponents following a win.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last eight games at Dodger Stadium.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last four day games.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five road day games.
Cardinals vs. Dodgers Prediction
I’m on the over here. I think this is a questionable pitching matchup, as Stone didn’t look good in limited action last year and Matz has been a below average starter more often than not over the course of his career and while we haven’t seen it consistently out of the gate, on paper, these are two lineups loaded with talent and I think we get some fireworks on Sunday night. Give me the over here.
