Data Skrive:
The Los Angeles Dodgers (72-52) hope to avoid an upset as -119 favorites when they take on Masyn Winn (with homers in two straight contests) and the St. Louis Cardinals (61-62). First pitch is at 2:15 p.m. ET Sunday, live from Busch Stadium and airing on BSMW. Clayton Kershaw gets the starting nod for Los Angeles while Sonny Gray is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.
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Odds to Win
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Dodgers to win vs Cardinals -119
Dodgers vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Dodgers (-119)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+100)
- Over/under: 8
Dodgers vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Dodgers have been victorious in 67, or 61.5%, of the 109 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Los Angeles has been victorious 61 times in 98 chances when named as a favorite of at least -119 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 54.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Cardinals have been the moneyline underdog 60 total times this season. They’ve gone 29-31 in those games.
- St. Louis is 20-27 (winning 42.6% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 50%.
Dodgers vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in home runs with 38 and runs batted in with 87.
- Including all batters in MLB, Ohtani is second in homers and seventh in RBI.
- Freddie Freeman’s batting average of .292 leads all Los Angeles hitters this season.
- Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with 21 home runs and 70 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .278.
- Burleson ranks 29th in home runs and 29th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
- Brendan Donovan has 27 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 35 walks while batting .269.
Dodgers vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The Dodgers average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- The Dodgers have pitched to a 3.79 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
- Dodgers pitchers have a 1.217 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
- The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors.
- St. Louis has a 4.20 team ERA that ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.273).