St. Louis Cardinals vs LA Dodgers Prediction 5/3/26 MLB Picks Today

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Sunday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Los Angeles Dodgers will send out Justin Wrobleski for the start here and Wrobleski is 4-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. In his career, Wrobleski is 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA and 8 strikeouts against the Cardinals. Dustin May will start for the Cardinals and is 3-2 with a 5.28 ERA and 22 strikeouts this season. This will be May’s first career start against the Dodgers.

Los Angeles Dodgers Recap

The Los Angeles Dodgers come into this game looking to shake off a 3-2 loss at the hands of the Cardinals on Saturday to sit at 20-13 this season. After this series, the Dodgers will head on the road for a series against the Houston Astros.

Dodgers Drop 4th In A Row

Andy Pages has 38 hits with 7 doubles, 5 home runs and 26 RBIs while Teoscar Hernandez has 26 hits with 4 doubles, 4 home runs and 17 RBIs. Shohei Ohtani has 30 hits with 6 doubles, 6 home runs and 13 RBIs and Freddie Freeman has 33 hits with 7 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs and 15 RBIs this season. Will Smith has 3 home runs as well this season. Max Muncy’s added 32 hits with 5 doubles, 9 home runs and 13 RBIs and Kyle Tucker has 29 hits with 6 doubles, 3 home runs and 16 RBIs this season.

St. Louis Cardinals Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals come into this game looking to build on their win over Los Angeles from Saturday to sit at 20-13 on the year. After this series, the Cardinals will take on the Milwaukee Brewers at home.

Cardinals Win 6 In A Row

Jordan Walker leads the Cardinals with 39 hits, 6 doubles, 10 home runs and 27 RBIs while Alec Burleson has 35 hits with 9 doubles, 5 home runs and 27 RBIs. JJ Wetherholt has 30 hits with 7 home runs and 16 RBIs while Ivan Herrera has 30 hits with 8 doubles, 4 home runs and 14 RBIs. Nolan Gorman has 24 hits with 5 home runs and 21 RBIs this season. Masyn Winn’s added 28 hits with 6 doubles and 13 RBIs and Nathan Church has 22 hits with 5 home runs and 16 RBIs this season.

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

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Dustin May      Record this season: 3-2      ERA: 5.28
• Home Record: 2-1
• Last 5 against Dodgers: –

Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win

• The Cardinals have won each of their last six games as underdogs.
• The Dodgers have lost seven of their last eight games as road favorites against NL Central opponents following a loss.
• The Cardinals have covered the run line each of their last eight games against teams that held a winning record.
• The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine road games against NL Central opponents.
• The Cardinals have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games.
• The Cardinals have led after 3 innings in seven of their last eight games.

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Justin Wrobleski      Record this season: 4-0      ERA: 1.50
• Road Record: 2-0
• Last 5 against Cardinals: 1-1

Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win

• The Dodgers have won each of their last eight day games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
• The Cardinals have lost four of their last five day games against the Dodgers following a win.
• The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine day games against NL West opponents.
• The Dodgers have covered the run line in six of their last seven day games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
• The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in four of their last five day games against NL Central opponents.
• The Dodgers have led after 3 innings in eight of their last 10 road day games.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Dodgers’ last four road games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Six of the Cardinals’ last seven home games against National League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the last eight day games between the Dodgers and Cardinals.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Dodgers’ last five day games at Busch Stadium.

St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts

• Alec Burleson has hit a home run in two of his last three home appearances against NL West opponents.
• Dustin May has recorded a win in each of his last three home appearances against NL West opponents.
• Dustin May has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five home appearances against NL opponents.
• Alec Burleson has recorded at least one hit in each of the Cardinals’ last nine games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Jordan Walker ranks T7th in the league in Home Runs (10) this season.

Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts

• Tommy Edman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against NL Central opponents.
• Mookie Betts has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances with the Dodgers as road favorites against the Cardinals.
• Justin Wrobleski ranks T6th in the league for Wins (4) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Cardinals rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (231).
• The Cardinals rank T4th in the league for home runs this season (44).
• The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (228).
• The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for runs allowed this season (111).

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Prediction

I’m on the Dodgers here. There’s no denying that these are two teams headed in different directions right now, but I can’t help but feel like this is a perfect spot for the Dodgers to reverse their fortunes. May pitched a lot of his career so far with the Dodgers, so they know his tendencies, and the Dodgers are still hitting righties fairly well. The Cardinals have had some issues against lefties and I think the Dodgers’ slide ends here. Give me Los Angeles.