The Cardinals (10-17) have struggled on their recent West Coast road trip, dropping two of three to Seattle and three of four to the Giants before falling 7-3 in the opener of the weekend set at the Dodgers. L.A. picked up the much needed win on Friday after dropping two of three to the 1st place Pirates, and are the favorites to pick up game two vs. St. Louis.
Before Betting on Cardinals vs Dodgers
The Cardinals are scoring a decent amount of runs with 3+ in six of the last seven, but their pitching has fallen into an abyss while allowing at least 4+ runs in 11 of their last 13. The Cardinals now have the #22 ranked ERA in all of baseball (4.49 ERA) and their 1.45 WHIP doesn’t do much to impress either.
The Dodgers offense should be licking their chops at the opportunity to tee off on the Cardiinals pitching again, and they scored six runs off an efficient 9 hits in Friday’s contest. Mookie Betts went yard and Freddie Freeman added 3 hits as Los Angeles remained within a game of Arizona in the NL West.
Left-hander Jordan Montgomery (2-3, 3.81 ERA) goes for St. Louis on Saturday, and he’s got at least one trend on his side as the Dodgers have dropped six straight against Southpaw starters. The Cardinals have lost three straight Montgomery starts, but they’ve also been shut out in two of those so it’s not only on the pitcher.
Clayton Kershaw (4-1, 2.32 ERA) is up in the rotation for the Dodgers looking to continuing a hot start that includes 3 ER given up over his last three starts. Kershaw has allowed 1 ER over 13 IP in his two home outings this season which equates to a 0.69 ERA.
St. Louis vs Los Angeles MLB Offshore Betting Odds
| Offshore Sportsbook | Moneyline | Total | Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | Cards (2.33) | Dodgers (1.69) | 8 | Cards +1.5 (1.62) | Dodgers -1.5 (2.40) |
| Bovada | Cards (2.30) | Dodgers (1.65) | 8 | Cards +1.5 (1.63) | Dodgers -1.5 (2.35) |
| BetUS | Cards (2.33) | Dodgers (1.68) | 8 | Cards +1.5 (1.65) | Dodgers -1.5 (2.35) |
| SportsBetting.ag | Cards (2.33) | Dodgers (1.69) | 8 | Cards +1.5 (1.62) | Dodgers -1.5 (2.40) |
| Pinnacle | Cards (2.35) | Dodgers (1.68) | 8 | Cards +1.5 (1.63) | Dodgers -1.5 (2.42) |
| MyBookie | Cards (2.25) | Dodgers (1.65) | 8 | Cards +1.5 (1.59) | Dodgers -1.5 (2.38) |
Cardinals vs Dodgers Prediction & Pick
The value has to be on L.A. here, with St. Louis being a bit road weary after a long trip on the West Coast and Kershaw off to a resurgent start for the Dodgers.
