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The St. Louis Cardinals (60-62) hope to avoid their sixth straight defeat when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers (72-51) Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET on FOX. The Dodgers are listed as -164 favorites, while the Cardinals are +138 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. Bobby Miller will get the ball for Los Angeles while St. Louis will counter with Andre Pallante.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $32.20
Dodgers to win vs Cardinals -164
Dodgers vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Dodgers (-164)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+138)
- Over/under: 8.5
Dodgers vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Dodgers have been favorites in 108 games this season and have come away with the win 67 times (62%) in those contests.
- This season Los Angeles has been victorious 40 times in 64 chances when named as a favorite of at least -164 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 62.1% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Cardinals have won 28 of the 59 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (47.5%).
- St. Louis has a record of 2-7 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +138 or longer (22.2%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 42%.
Dodgers vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in home runs (37) and runs batted in (86) this season while batting .291.
- Ohtani ranks second in Major League Baseball in homers, and eighth in RBI.
- Freddie Freeman is batting .292 to lead Los Angeles, while adding 17 homers and 71 runs batted in this season.
- Alec Burleson has put up a team-best 20 home runs and 68 runs batted in.
- Burleson is 31st in home runs and 34th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Brendan Donovan is batting .270 with 27 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 35 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 3.77 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
- The Dodgers have a combined WHIP of just 1.214 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
- The Cardinals pitching staff is 24th in MLB with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- St. Louis has the 20th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.22).
- Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.278).