The streaking Los Angeles Dodgers (56-29) open a 5-game road trip Tuesday with the first of 3 games against the St. Louis Cardinals (47-42). First pitch is 7:45 p.m. ET at Busch Stadium. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Dodgers vs. Cardinals odds with MLB picks and predictions.
This is the first meeting between these teams this season.
The Dodgers have won their last 7 games and 11 of their last 12. After briefly dropping out of first place in the NL West in mid-June, they now have a 7.5-game lead.
The Cardinals gained a series split as they won the final 2 games of their last series against the Philadelphia Phillies over the weekend. However, St. Louis has lost 8 of their last 12 games.
Dodgers at Cardinals projected starters
RHP Mitch White vs. LHP Matthew Liberatore
White (1-1, 3.38 ERA) makes his 8th start and 13th appearance. He has a 1.15 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9 and 8.8 K/9 through 40 IP.
- Pitched into the 6th inning in his last start for the first time all year with 5 2/3 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 4 BB and 6 K to register a no-decision a 2-1 Dodgers win Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies.
- The Dodgers are 4-3 in his starts, but he has not yet recorded a win as a starter this season.
Liberatore (2-1, 4.74 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 1.74 WHIP, 5.1 BB/9 and 8.0 K/9 through 24 2/3 IP.
- Has not allowed a single run in 3 of his 6 starts as he has alternated allowing 4 or more runs and allowing none.
- Tossed 4 scoreless innings with just 3 hits Thursday at the Atlanta Braves in his last outing.
- The Cardinals are 5-1 in his 6 starts.
Dodgers at Cardinals odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:30 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Dodgers -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | Cardinals +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Dodgers -1.5 (+105) | Cardinals +1.5 (-130)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
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Dodgers at Cardinals picks and predictions
Prediction
Dodgers 6, Cardinals 3
Money line
The Dodgers are hot right now. They have won 7 straight games and 11 of their last 12. Only 4 teams have more than their 26 road victories. L.A. is 6-3 in its last 9 road games.
The Cardinals have been much better at home than on the road. They are 26-18 at Busch Stadium compared to their 21-24 road mark. St. Louis is 5-5 in its last 10 home games.
Take the DODGERS (-160).
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Run line/Against the spread
Only two teams are better against the spread than the Dodgers’ 50-35 ATS mark. Los Angeles has covered the run line in 9 of its last 12 games. When the Dodgers win, it is usually by more than 1 run — in fact 22 of their last 24 wins have come by multiple runs and they have only six 1-run wins this season.
The Cardinals are 47-42 ATS overall and 22-22 ATS at home.
Six of their last 8 losses have been by 2 or more runs.
Take the DODGERS -1.5 (+105).
Over/Under
The Dodgers’ 11-9 win on Sunday snapped a 7-game streak of games with fewer than 9 runs.
The Cardinals have not had a game hit a 9-run total in their last 7 contests.
However, the Dodgers can expect to score at least 4 in the first few innings of the game if Liberatore continues his trend of alternating good and bad starts.
The Cardinals have scored 4 and 6 runs in their last 2 games but went seven straight before that without scoring more than 3 runs.
It’s going to be close, but I LEAN OVER 8.5 (-130).
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