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2021 MLB Handicapping
(88-51) Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals (69-68)
Date: Thursday, September 8th, 2021
Time: 1:15 PM ET
Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Projected Pitchers: Julio Urias (LAD) vs. TBA (STL)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Dodgers -208 Cardinals +160
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Dodgers -1.5, Cardinals +1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
The Dodgers will be facing the Cardinals in St. Louis for game 4 Thursday at 1:10 ET. Game 3 is Wednesday at 7:45 ET.
Julio Urias is scheduled to go for the Dodgers and there has not been a starter named for the Cardinals yet.
The Dodgers won game 2 by a score of 7-2.
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers keep winning and so do the Giants. It is going to be fun to see how comes out on top in that division.
This team is in 2nd place of the National League East with a record of 88-51. The Giants lead them by 1 game.
Los Angeles dropped 2 games out of 3 from the Giants before this series. In those games, the Dodgers scored 12 runs and allowed 10 runs.
Tuesday was a bullpen day for this team. A total of 9 pitchers were used.
Julio Urias has been quite good this year. He is 16-3 with an ERA of 3.11. His last start was against the Giants where he went 5.2 innings and allowed 1 earned run. The Dodgers won that game 6-1.
The pitching continues to be good for this team. They have an ERA of 2.97 which is the best mark in baseball.
They have also been an effective offensive club too. The team is scoring 5.06 runs per game which is 5th best in the league.
Los Angeles has hit 196 home runs which is 4th best in baseball.
St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals have yet to play consistently well this year. This has not been one of their stronger years.
They are in 3rd place of the National League Central with a record of 69-68. They trail the Brewers by 14.5 games.
St. Louis dropped 2 games out of 3 from the Brewers before this series. In those games, the Cardinals scored 20 runs and allowed 14 runs.
J.A. Happ went 5 innings and allowed 4 earned runs on Tuesday.
At this time, there has been no starting pitcher named for this game yet.
Overall, the pitching has not been great for this team. They have an ERA of 4.13 which is 14th best in baseball.
Their offense is scoring 4.14 runs per game which is 25th best in baseball.
St. Louis has hit 154 home runs which is 24th best in the league.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Dodgers are 9-2 in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Dodgers are 9-2 in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Dodgers are 13-3 in their last 16 road games.
- Dodgers are 44-20 in their last 64 games overall.
- Cardinals are 3-8 in their last 11 home games.
- Cardinals are 1-4 in their last 5 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
- Cardinals are 1-7 in their last 8 during game 4 of a series.
- Cardinals are 0-4 in their last 4 games overall.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Prediction:
I do not see the Dodgers slowing down in this series. They know how important these games are and I feel they will keep the foot on the gas.
Los Angeles is a more complete team and I have a hard time seeing them lose in this one.
I look for Urias to keep up his good pitching and for the Dodgers to hit around whoever starts for St. Louis.
I like the Dodgers as road favorites here.
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