The St. Louis Cardinals (30-24) and Los Angeles Dodgers (32-22) tangle Tuesday in the second game of their three-game series at Dodger Stadium. First pitch is at 10:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Cardinals vs. Dodgers odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP John Gant is the projected starting pitcher for the Cardinals. He is 4-3 with a 1.81 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 7.1 K/9 and 6.2 BB/9 across 44 2/3 IP over 9 starts. Gant allowed 2 or fewer runs in 7 straight starts.
LHP David Price is the projected starter for the Dodgers. He is 1-0 with a 3.31 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 10.5 K/9 and 2.2 BB/9 over 16 1/3 IP through 2 starts and 9 relief appearances. Price figures to go 2-3 innings in front of a quality L.A. bullpen which is especially effective against right-handed bats.
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Cardinals at Dodgers odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 2:40 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Cardinals +160 (bet $100 to win $160) | Dodgers -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Cardinals +1.5 (-135) | Dodgers -1.5 (+110)
- Over/Under: 8 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Prediction
Dodgers 6, Cardinals 3
Money line (ML)
The Dodgers won Monday’s opener 9-4. That victory snapped a three-game losing skid, but L.A. is 14-5 dating back to May 11.
The Redbirds got off to a not-wholly-supported fast start to the season and have been a fairly solid fade candidate since mid-May. They are 7-9 over their last 16 games. St. Louis coughed up 5 or more runs in five of its last eight games.
Gant does well to limit hard contact and get ground balls, but he has also benefited from a high 85.0% left-on-base rate and an ultra-low home run/fly ball figure (3.0%).
Price and the L.A. bullpen figure as a solid combo to leverage the Dodgers relievers’ success against right-handed bats (against a Cardinals lineup that swings much more from that side than most teams).
BACK THE DODGERS (-200). Consider a split play with the L.A. side on the run line.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
BACK THE DODGERS -1.5 (+110). The expected 7 innings from the Dodgers bullpen is a slight knock against the fade of the Cardinals and a likable Over feel.
Over/Under (O/U)
TAKE THE OVER 8 (-115). A significant fade of Gant and the St. Louis bullpen is at play. Plus, a batter’s breeze hurts a more fly-prone Cardinals relief corps.
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