At the onset of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers were popular picks with the futures baseball betting odds. And it is understandable why that was. The Redbirds and LA are perennial playoff contenders with sustained records of success. However, the first month of action for St. Louis and Los Angeles have been underwhelming. The Cardinals are deep in the red and far under .500. In like manner, the Dodgers are in the red while hovering at .500. OF great concern to gamblers is if that is a blip or a precursor.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Friday, April 28, 2023, 10:10 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California |
| TV Coverage: | APPLE TV |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Cardinals | +1½ (-170) | 8½ (-120) | +118 |  |
| Dodgers | -1½ (+150) | 8½ (EV) | -128 | |
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Cardinals at Dodgers Betting Odds Analysis
In this situation, the Cardinals will get the better price as the road team. Los Angeles is a poor sports betting value at home, even in the best times. The Dodgers are too popular with the casual sector, which is baked into the cake of LA’s price.
St. Louis Cardinals Overview
Overall, the St. Louis Cardinals are 8-13 straight up and 9-11-1 over/under the total. St. Louis is 4th in the National League Central Division standings. In the NL Central Division race, St. Louis is seven games behind the Milwaukee Brewers. Late on, the Cardinals have covered one out of their last five games. The Cardinals have gone over the total in five of their previous six matchups.
To summarize, St. Louis has MLB metrics of 14th for runs production, 8th for OPS, and 16th for home runs. Additionally, St. Louis ranks 22nd for earned run average, 26th for WHIP, 30th for quality starts, and 12th for bullpen efficiency. Also, St. Louis ranks 4th for the fewest errors committed.
Accordingly, Nolan Gorman leads the Cardinals with six runs, five home runs, 19 RBI, a .400 on-base percentage, a .625 slugging percentage, and 1.025 OPS.
Jack Flaherty is the probable starting pitcher for St. Louis. In sum, Flaherty has a record of 1-2 with a 21.82 ERA and 1.34 WHIP. Top reliever Ryan Helsley has a record of 0-1 with three saves in five opportunities. His ERA is 2.57 with a 1.57 WHIP.
Los Angeles Dodgers Overview
In sum, the Los Angeles Dodgers are 11-11 straight up and 11-10-1 over/under the total. Los Angeles is 2nd in the National League West Division standings. Los Angeles is one game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West Division race. Late on, the Dodgers have covered three out of their last five games. The Dodgers have gone under the total in three of their previous five matchups.
Los Angles has MLB metrics of 5th for runs production, 4th for OPS, and 2nd for home runs. Also, Los Angeles ranks 20th for earned run average, 16th for WHIP, 3rd for quality starts, and 25th for bullpen efficiency. LA ranks 7th for the fewest errors committed.
Overall, Max Muncy leads the Dodgers with 16 runs, 11 home runs, 21 RBI, a .416 on base percentage, a .729 slugging percentage, and 1.145 OPS.
Dustin May is the probable starting pitcher for Los Angeles. In sum, May has a record of 2-1 with a 3.07 ERA and 0.92 WHIP. And then closer Evan Phillips has a record of 0-0 with two saves in two opportunities. His ERA is 3.86 with a 1.14 WHIP.
Cardinals at Dodgers SBG Free Pick
As mentioned earlier, the Dodgers are consistently overpriced at home with the MLB odds.
Cardinals at Dodgers SBG Best Bet: St. Louis Cardinals.