Dodgers vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 16, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (60-61) will try to end their four-game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers (71-50) on Friday at 8:15 p.m. ET on MLB Network. Oddsmakers consider the Dodgers to be -134 favorites for the contest, while the Cardinals are +114 underdogs looking for the upset. Los Angeles’ Tyler Glasnow gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas.

Here is our betting primer for this game, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-134)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+114)
• Over/under: 9.5

Dodgers vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have been favorites in 106 games this season and have come away with the win 66 times (62.3%) in those contests.
• Los Angeles has a record of 55-32 when favored by -134 or more this year.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Dodgers have a 57.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Cardinals have been the underdog on the moneyline 58 total times this season. They’ve gone 28-30 in those games.
• St. Louis has an 8-16 record (winning only 33.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +114 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cardinals a 46.7% chance to win.

Dodgers vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in home runs with 37, runs batted in with 86 and his batting average of .295 is also best on his team.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Ohtani’s home run total places him second and his RBI tally ranks him seventh.
• Freddie Freeman has 121 hits and an OBP of .392 to go with a slugging percentage of .493 this season.
• Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with 20 home runs and 68 runs batted in.
• Burleson ranks 30th in home runs and 33rd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .267 with 26 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 34 walks.

Dodgers vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
• The Dodgers have pitched to a 3.73 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
• The Dodgers have a combined WHIP of just 1.211 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.1 K/9, which ranks 24th in the majors.
• St. Louis’ 4.19 team ERA ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.278).