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2023 MLB Handicapping – St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers
(0-0) St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers ({‘1-1’})
Date: Thursday, March 28th
Time: 4:10 ET
Venue: Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, CA
Projected Starting Pitchers: Miles Mikolas vs. Tyler Glasnow
MLB Moneyline Odds: Cardinals +193 | Dodgers -233 (Bet Now!)
Today’s MLB Run Line Betting Odds: Cardinals +1.5 | Dodgers -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
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It’s a National League matchup at Dodger Stadium tonight as the Los Angeles Dodgers host the St. Louis Cardinals. First pitch is set for 4:10 PM PT. The Dodgers are looking to improve on their 1-1 record, while the Cardinals are looking to pick up their first win of the season.
On the mound for the Cardinals is Miles Mikolas, while the Dodgers are countering with Tyler Glasnow. The Dodgers are the favorites in this one, with a money line of -233 compared to the Cardinals at +193. The over/under line is set at 8.5 runs.
St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals will be looking to improve on last year’s 71-91 record, which left them in 13th place in the National League and 5th in the NL Central. St. Louis missed out on the playoffs.
At home, the Cardinals went 35-46 last season, while they were 36-45 on the road. In night games, St. Louis went 42-65 compared to 29-26 in day games.
As the underdog, the Cardinals went 37-49 last season, and they are currently listed as +193 underdogs against the Dodgers. St. Louis went 14-15 as the road favorite and 22-30 as the road underdog.
Despite finishing last season with a run differential of -0.7 runs per game, the Cardinals were the underdog in 53.1% of their games. Overall, they went 51-35 vs. the run line as the underdog. On the road, they had a run line record of 42-39 compared to 36-45 at home. In games they covered the run line, their average scoring margin was +2.8 runs per game.
When looking at the Cardinals’ over/under record from last season, they finished 78-78. On average, their games had an over/under line of 9.0 runs, and 58.0% of their games had higher O/U lines than today’s 8.5. In games with an O/U line of 8.5, the over/under record was 18-21. Last season, their games averaged a combined 9.6 runs per game, and 56.2% of their games finished with more runs than 8.5.
Cardinals Stats
Despite finishing 17th in RBIs last season, the Cardinals were a top-10 team in batting average (.250) and 11th in home runs (209). On the road, St. Louis averaged 4.2 runs per game (22nd) compared to 4.6 runs per game at home (12th). Overall, the Cardinals were 18th in the league in runs per game (4.4).
The Cardinals will be looking for a big season from Nolan Gorman, who hit 27 home runs last year. Gorman finished the season with a slugging percentage of .478. Nolan Arenado is coming off a season in which he hit 26 home runs and drove in 93 runs. Paul Goldschmidt led the team in hits last year and finished the season with 80 RBIs. The team is hoping that Brandon Crawford can provide a spark after hitting .194 last season.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
After a high-scoring loss in the series finale against the Padres, the Dodgers will look to bounce back in their next game. Los Angeles lost the last game of the series 15-11, and the Dodgers were the favorites in the game, with a money line of -195.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto got the start for the Dodgers, and he struggled, giving up five earned runs in four innings of work. He took the loss, and the Dodgers’ offense couldn’t quite keep up with the Padres, despite scoring 11 runs. Mookie Betts had a big game, going 4/5 with a home run and two runs scored.
Dodgers Stats
For the Dodgers, we have Shohei Ohtani with the highest home run projection on the team and the 3rd highest in the league today. Freddie Freeman has the 6th highest hits projection in the league today and the highest on the team. Mookie Betts has the 5th highest home run projection in the league today.
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Coming off a season in which he made 35 starts, Miles Mikolas will be looking to improve on his 9-13 record and 4.78 ERA. Last year, Mikolas allowed a batting average of .279 and an on-base percentage of .311. He finished the season with 15 quality starts and allowed a total of 26 home runs. Mikolas’ strikeout-to-walk ratio for the season was 3.5, and he averaged 1.1 walks per game.
Tyler Glasnow will be making his second start of the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he will be facing the St. Louis Cardinals at home. In his first start of the season, Glasnow went five innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits and four walks. He did not factor into the decision in that game.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Baseball Betting Trends
- The Cardinals head into the game having gone 4-6 straight-up in their last ten games on the road.
- The Cardinals they are 5-5 vs. the runline in their previous ten games on the road.
- Conversely, the Dodgers are 6-4 over their last ten home games (straight-up).
- Furthermore, the Dodgers have a 6-4 mark vs. the runline across their last ten home games.
- Also, the Cardinals are 2-1 in their last three games as the favorite. On the other hand, they are 2-1 as the underdog (last 3).
- The Dodgers have a record of 1-2 across their last three games when favored. As the underdog, they are 2-1 in their last three games.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4* Free MLB Betting Pick:
Our prediction for this Cardinals vs. Dodgers matchup is to take the over, with the line sitting at 8.5 runs. We have the Dodgers winning this one by a score of 5-4, giving us some wiggle room on the over/under line.
Looking at some potential payouts, the Dodgers are heavy favorites on the money line at -233, and with a payout of -121 on the over, this is the route we would recommend going.
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