Dodgers vs. Cardinals Prediction
Will the Cardinals pull off a small upset at home today when they host the Dodgers at 2:15PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Cardinals are -102 on the money line to beat the Dodgers, who have odds of -108 to win today in St. Louis. With Rich Hill set to face Mike Leake in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8.5 runs for today’s matchup.
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Latest on Hill via Rotoworld: Hill walked seven and allowed five runs in four-plus innings Wednesday in a loss to the Cardinals. Just 40 of Hill’s 82 pitches were strikes, which makes one wonder if his finger issues creeped back up.
Leake limited the Dodgers to one run over eight innings to win Wednesday. Leake brought his ERA back under 2.00 to 1.91 tonight. He’s allowed just 47 hits and four homers in 61 1/3 innings. In his first year in St. Louis, he had similar strikeout and walk rates to what he does now, but he gave up 203 hits and 20 homers in 176 2/3 innings.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Dodgers have lost 37 of their last 53 games in St. Louis and are just 2-5 in their last seven road games versus an opponent with a losing home record. They’ve also been unprofitable when Hill starts, losing seven of his last 10 outings and going 1-4 in his last five road starts. On the other side, the Cardinals have won six of Leake’s last seven starts versus National League West opponents and are 9-4 in their last 13 games when their opponent scores five runs or more in its previous game.
MONDAY MLB PREDICTION: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS -102