The St. Louis Cardinals (10-16) and Los Angeles Dodgers (13-13) meet Friday to open a 3-game series in Chavez Ravine. The opening pitch from Dodger Stadium is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting of 2023. The Dodgers took 4 of 6 games last season.
St. Louis is 2-5 so far on its 10-game road trip that has included stops at the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants.
Los Angeles is back at home after a 4-3 road trip with games against the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. Dodger pitching scuffled over that trip, logging a 6.15 ERA and 1.48 WHIP.
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Cardinals at Dodgers projected starters
RHP Jack Flaherty vs. RHP Dustin May
Flaherty (2-2, 3.29 ERA) is making his 6th start of the season. He has registered a 1.35 WHIP, 6.3 BB/9 and 8.6 K/9 through 27 1/3 IP.
- Figures to see a left-leaning L.A. lineup and has struggled against left-handed bats the last two seasons (.844 OPS allowed in 2022, .900 OPS allowed in 2023)
- Has allowed an aggregate .711 OPS against current Los Angeles bats
- Coming off a season-high 104 pitches in his last start
May (2-1, 3.07 ERA) makes his 6th start. He has a 0.92 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9 and 5.8 K/9 through 29 1/3 IP.
- Threw a season-high 96 pitches in his last outing
- Has benefited from a .195 batting average on balls in play
Cardinals at Dodgers odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:20 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Cardinals +116 (bet $100 to win $116) | Dodgers -136 (bet $136 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals +1.5 (-170) | Dodgers -1.5 (+140)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -120 | U: -102)
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Cardinals at Dodgers picks and predictions
Prediction
Dodgers 6, Cardinals 4
Moneyline
The Cards figure as better than their record so far, but they have not looked sharp on this west coast road swing. A due-for-regression Flaherty coming off a 104-pitch outing does not make for an opportunity to profit alongside a Redbird recovery. PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
Analytics work against both starters and betting the total is the strongest play.
PASS.
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Over/Under
The Over has hit in 6 straight Dodgers’ games.
The lean in this one is fading both starters (both have support numbers not fully behind current earned run averages) and on the St. Louis attack being undervalued.
The Redbirds own a .776 OPS and have averaged 4.50 runs per game. Of the 7 teams right behind them in MLB OPS rankings, 6 are averaging more than 5 runs per contest.
On a breeze-blowing-out night at Dodger Stadium, BACK THE OVER 8.5 (-120).
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