L.A. vs St. Louis MLB Betting Preview
After really struggling before and just after the All Star break the Dodgers are back on track and they are riding a 5-game winning streak. There is a good chance they will win their 6th straight with reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw on the mound.
Venue/ Stadium: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Time/Date: 8:15 PM EST Tuesday, July 24, 2012
MLB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Dodgers +110 / Cardinals -130
Over/Under: 7 runs
L.A. Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Preview
The Cardinals have lost 6 of their last 10 games and are 6 games back of the Reds in the NL West while the Dodgers are only 1.5 games back of the Giants in the NL West. MLB odds have the Cardinals as the slight home favorite with a run total of 7.
In yesterday’s game the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 5-3.
This season the Dodgers have an O/U record of 44-48 with a run-line W/L record of 51-46 and the Cardinals have an O/U record of 44-48 with a run-line W/L record of 42-54.
On the season the Cardinals are 26-21 at home and the Dodgers are 24-24 on the road.
The Dodgers have won their last 8 games facing the Cardinals.
Kershaw (7-5, 2.74 ERA) goes for the Dodgers tonight and in his last outing he gave up 1 run in 8 innings, but got no run support in a no decision facing the Phillies. Adam Wainwright (7-10, 4.42 ERA) is on the hill for the Cardinals and in his last start he gave up 1 earned run in 7 innings also getting a no decision facing the Brewers. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Kershaw is 4-2 with a 2.75 ERA in 9 career starts against the Cardinals.
Wainwright has lost his last 2 starts, but is 2-1 with a 0.70 ERA in 5 games at home against the Dodgers.
Wainwright has to be careful facing a finally healthy Matt Kemp, who is hitting .441 with 3 homers and 11 RBIs in his last 8 games against the Cardinals.
The Dodgers have the pitching, but the Cardinals have the offense ranking 4th in the Majors in runs scored and 2nd in team batting average.
In some betting trends for this NL match up the Dodgers are 4-0 in their last 4 road games, 19-7 in Kershaw’s last 26 starts vs. a team with a winning record, and they have an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.
The Cardinals are 5-1 in their last 6 home games, 2-5 in Wainwright’s last 7 starts, and they have an Under record of 16-5-2 in their last 23 home games.
Jason’s Pick: Have to go with the Dodgers simply because Kershaw is on the mound and I think he will have another stellar outing.
