The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing host to the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium. The game gets underway 10:10 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Midwest will showcase this NL matchup.
St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers Odds
Los Angeles (-155) is hosting this one as the favorite against St. Louis (+145) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 8 runs (-115 for the over and -105 for the under). Gamblers can also bet on the game’s runline with the odds sitting at Cardinals +1.5 runs (-150) and Dodgers -1.5 runs (+130).
The Dodgers are 67-58 straight up (SU) and 55-70 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 23.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 14.7 units (ATS). The Cardinals have gone 68-57 SU this year and are 64-61 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 0.8 units for moneyline gamblers, but have gained 1.9 units ATS.
Neither side has been an obvious over/under play this season. Dodgers games have had an over/under record of 60-61-4 in 2018. The Cardinals have an over/under record of 59-61-5.
Daniel Poncedeleon is getting the start for the visiting Cardinals. Poncedeleon (0-0, 2.04 ERA) has recorded 10 strikeouts in 17.2 innings so far. He has yet to face the Dodgers this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Dodgers are going with lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-0, 1.77 ERA), who’s got 42 strikeouts and 10 walks to his credit, as well as a WHIP of 0.81. Ryu only made one start against the Cardinals in 2017 (0-0, 0.90 ERA and six strikeouts across 10 innings).
Los Angeles’ pitching staff has allowed 3.8 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The club’s starters have a 3.23 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.91 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 9.4 K/9.
The Los Angeles hitters are putting up 4.8 runs per outing, including 5.1 per game over its last 10 games and 6.4 per game over their last five. The team has hit .277/.376/.492 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
Cody Bellinger has helped lead the Dodgers’ offense this year with 20 home runs, 59 RBIs, 70 runs and 10 stolen bases.
In the other dugout, St. Louis’ pitching staff allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starters own a 3.40 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 8.02 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.21, along with a K-per-9 of 8.17.
Cardinals hitters have slashed .250/.325/.410 on their way to 4.6 runs scored per game this season, including 5.7 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
St. Louis’ hitters have been spearheaded by Marcell Ozuna. Ozuna is slashing .271/.315/.401 with 15 home runs, 67 RBIs and 51 runs scored.
The Cardinals just lost a 2-1 game to the Brewers, while the Dodgers are coming off of a 12-1 win against the Mariners.
St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The over has hit in four of St. Louis’ last seven games.
The Cardinals have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games. The Dodgers have hit 18 over their last 10.
St. Louis has recorded 23.7 runs + hits + errors per game over its last 10 games and 16.2 over its last five.
The Dodgers have won three of their last four games SU.
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