LA Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction 9/3/26 MLB Picks Today

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet Thursday 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.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The St. Louis Cardinals will send out Quinn Mathews here and Mathews is 1-2 with a 5.03 ERA and 20 strikeouts this season. Tarik Skubal will start for the Dodgers and is 8-7 with a 2.84 ERA and 153 strikeouts this season.

St. Louis Cardinals Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals come into this game looking to add on to an 8-6 win over the Dodgers last time out to improve to 70-70 on the year. After this series, the Cardinals will head on the road for a series against the Colorado Rockies.

Cardinals Win Back-To-Back Games

Jordan Walker has 152 hits, 30 doubles, 28 home runs and 99 RBIs while Alec Burleson has 150 hits with 33 doubles, 21 home runs and 100 RBIs. JJ Wetherholt has 122 hits with 17 home runs and 48 RBIs while Ivan Herrera has 127 hits with 24 doubles, 14 home runs and 56 RBIs. Masyn Winn’s added 103 hits with 19 doubles and 51 RBIs and Nathan Church has 85 hits with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs this season.

Los Angeles Dodgers Recap

The Los Angeles Dodgers come into this game looking to bounce back from their loss to St. Louis on Wednesday to sit at 82-57 on the year. After this series, the Dodgers will take on the Washington Nationals in a series at home.

Dodgers Lose 2 In A Row

Andy Pages has 134 hits with 25 doubles, 21 home runs and 80 RBIs while Teoscar Hernandez has 89 hits with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 46 RBIs. Shohei Ohtani has 139 hits with 25 doubles, 30 home runs and 80 RBIs and Freddie Freeman has 153 hits with 32 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 63 RBIs this season. Will Smith has 6 home runs and 23 RBIs as well this season. Max Muncy’s added 103 hits with 20 doubles, 26 home runs and 68 RBIs and Kyle Tucker has 104 hits with 20 doubles, 11 home runs and 58 RBIs this season.

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends: September 3, 2026

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Tarik Skubal      Record this season: 8-7      ERA: 2.84
• Home Record: 4-3
• Last 5 against Cardinals: 0-2

Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win

• The Dodgers have won seven of their last eight home games against the Cardinals following a loss.
• The Cardinals have lost seven of their last eight games after going to extra innings.
• The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games against NL West opponents following a win.
• The Dodgers have covered the run line in five of their last six night games against the Cardinals at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium following a loss.
• The Cardinals have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium.
• The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in 11 of their last 13 night games at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium against NL Central opponents.
• The Dodgers have won the first inning in three of their last four night games at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium.

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Quinn Mathews      Record this season: 1-2      ERA: 5.03
• Road Record: 0-2
• Last 5 against Dodgers: –

Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win

• The Dodgers have lost each of their last four games as favorites against NL opponents.
• The Cardinals have won five of their last six games as underdogs against the Dodgers.
• The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Cardinals’ last eight games.
• The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in 14 of their last 16 home games against NL opponents.
• The Cardinals have led after 3 innings in seven of their last nine night games against the Dodgers.
• The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five night games.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Cardinals’ last eight games as road underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Each of the Dodgers’ last seven games following an extra innings loss have gone OVER the total runs line.
• There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in seven of the Dodgers’ last eight games against NL opponents.
• There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in five of the Cardinals’ last six road games.

Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts

• Will Smith has hit a home run in three of his last four Thursday night appearances with the Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium.
• Mookie Betts has recorded at least one hit in each of the Dodgers’ last nine games.
• Freddie Freeman ranks 5th in the league in Hits (155) this season.

St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts

• Thomas Saggese has hit at least one home run in three of his last four appearances with the Cardinals as underdogs.
• Jordan Walker has recorded at least one hit in each of the Cardinals’ last 11 games against NL West opponents.
• Jordan Walker ranks T7th in the league in Hits (153) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for opponent batting average this season (.218).
• The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (998).
• The Cardinals rank 26th in the league for doubles this season (198).
• The Cardinals rank 26th in the league for slugging percentage this season (.385).

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction

I’m on St. Louis +1.5 here. I think that the Cardinals have really stepped it up in this series and we’ve seen the Dodgers have issues winning games by margin for much of Tarik Skubal’s tenure in Los Angeles so far. I think this is a great spot for the Cardinals to at least compete and potentially pick up another key win in their hunt to stay in the playoff picture so give me St. Louis +1.5.