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The Los Angeles Dodgers (-135) visit Busch Stadium to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (+115) on Friday, August 16, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 8:15pm EDT in St. Louis, MO.
This season, the Dodgers are 71-51 against the spread (ATS), while the Cardinals are 58-63 ATS.
Dodgers vs Cardinals Starting Pitchers Today:
- Dodgers starting pitcher: Undecided 0-0, 0.00 ERA
- Cardinals starting pitcher: Miles Mikolas 8-9, 5.32 ERA
Dodgers vs. Cardinals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline
| Spread | Over / Under | Moneyline | |
| Dodgers | -1.5 +125 | O 9.5 -110 | -135 |
| Cardinals | +1.5 -150 | U 9.5 -110 | +115 |
Dodgers vs Cardinals Prediction for Today’s Game
Based on recent trends the model predicts the Dodgers will win Friday‘s MLB game with 55.4% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.
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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Dodgers players for Friday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Dodgers Player Prop Bets Today:
- Gavin Lux has hit the Home Runs Over in 5 of his last 25 games (+16.60 Units / 66% ROI)
- Jason Heyward has hit the Singles Under in 32 of his last 42 games (+15.40 Units / 22% ROI)
- Mookie Betts has hit the Runs Under in 28 of his last 46 games (+14.20 Units / 30% ROI)
- Gavin Lux has hit the Hits Over in 18 of his last 21 games (+13.40 Units / 37% ROI)
- Gavin Lux has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 18 of his last 24 away games (+12.50 Units / 46% ROI)
And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Cardinals players for Friday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Cardinals Player Prop Best Bets Today:
- Masyn Winn has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 12 games at home (+17.00 Units / 142% ROI)
- Alec Burleson has hit the RBIs Over in 15 of his last 25 games at home (+16.85 Units / 67% ROI)
- Pedro Pages has hit the Singles Over in 17 of his last 24 games (+13.15 Units / 55% ROI)
- Pedro Pages has hit the Hits Over in 18 of his last 22 games (+12.15 Units / 36% ROI)
- Alec Burleson has hit the Total Bases Under in 16 of his last 20 games (+10.30 Units / 34% ROI)
Dodgers Best Bets Today:
- The Los Angeles Dodgers have hit the Game Total Over in 25 of their last 40 games (+9.90 Units / 23% ROI)
- The Los Angeles Dodgers have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 10 of their last 11 games (+8.70 Units / 64% ROI)
- The Los Angeles Dodgers have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 12 of their last 17 games (+7.60 Units / 31% ROI)
- The Los Angeles Dodgers have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 12 of their last 17 games (+6.15 Units / 29% ROI)
- The Los Angeles Dodgers have hit the Moneyline in 8 of their last 12 games (+3.00 Units / 17% ROI)
Cardinals Best Bets Today:
- The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Game Total Over in 31 of their last 51 games (+8.65 Units / 15% ROI)
- The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 6 of their last 7 games at home (+5.50 Units / 65% ROI)
- The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Moneyline in 4 of their last 6 games at home (+1.80 Units / 26% ROI)
- The St. Louis Cardinals have covered the Run Line in 20 of their last 41 games at home (+1.05 Units / 2% ROI)
Dodgers Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this season, the Dodgers are 59-63 against the Run Line (-9.8 Units / -6.65% ROI).
- 71-51 when betting on the Moneyline for -12.65 Units / -5.96% ROI
- 64-56 when betting on the total runs Over for +2.55 Units / 1.9% ROI
- 56-64 when betting on the total runs Under for -14.3 Units / -10.62% ROI
Cardinals Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this season, the Cardinals are 58-63 against the Run Line (-11 Units / -6.77% ROI).
- 60-61 when betting on the Moneyline for -12.45 Units / -8.46% ROI
- 58-58 when betting on the total runs Over for -6.15 Units / -4.66% ROI
- 58-58 when betting on the total runs Under for -5.95 Units / -4.5% ROI
Cardinals vs Dodgers Home Run Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani (LAD) | 0.5 +195 | 0.5 -250 |
| Teoscar Hernandez (LAD) | 0.5 +400 | 0.5 -550 |
| Freddie Freeman (LAD) | 0.5 +450 | 0.5 -650 |
| Will Smith (LAD) | 0.5 +475 | 0.5 -700 |
| Mookie Betts (LAD) | 0.5 +475 | 0.5 -700 |
Cardinals vs Dodgers Total Hits Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Will Smith (LAD) | 0.5 -275 | 0.5 +200 |
| Gavin Lux (LAD) | 0.5 -225 | 0.5 +175 |
| Kevin Kiermaier (LAD) | 0.5 -160 | 0.5 +125 |
| Shohei Ohtani (LAD) | 1.5 +145 | 1.5 -190 |
| Mookie Betts (LAD) | 1.5 +165 | 1.5 -225 |
Cardinals vs Dodgers RBI Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani (LAD) | 0.5 +105 | 0.5 -135 |
| Teoscar Hernandez (LAD) | 0.5 +125 | 0.5 -160 |
| Freddie Freeman (LAD) | 0.5 +145 | 0.5 -190 |
| Mookie Betts (LAD) | 0.5 +150 | 0.5 -200 |
| Will Smith (LAD) | 0.5 +155 | 0.5 -200 |
Cardinals vs Dodgers Strikeout Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Mikolas (STL) | 3.5 +100 | 3.5 -130 |
Dodgers Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Opponents are hitting just .136 (25-for-184) against Tyler Glasnow when going through the lineup the first time in a game this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .233 — 100th Percentile.
Opponents have a two strike miss rate of 35% (122/344) against Tyler Glasnow this season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25% — 98th Percentile.
Tyler Glasnow has struck out 33% (82/250) of left-handed batters he faced this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23% — 100th Percentile.
Tyler Glasnow has allowed an OBP of just .188 (197 PA’s) when going through the lineup the first time in a game this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .292 — 100th Percentile.
Cardinals Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Opponents are hitting .311 (82-for-264) against Miles Mikolas’ non-fastballs this season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .216 — first Percentile.
Miles Mikolas has allowed a slugging percentage of .594 (123 Total Bases / 207 ABs) when going through the lineup the second time in a game this season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .383 — first Percentile.
Opponents have a miss rate of just 16% (163/1,002) against Miles Mikolas this season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25% — first Percentile.
Miles Mikolas has allowed an OPS of .700 (273 PA’s) with two-strikes this season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .487 — first Percentile.
Dodgers Keys to the Game vs. the Cardinals
The Dodgers are 148-26 (.851) when allowing 4 or fewer runs since the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .732.
The Dodgers are 54-28 (.659) after a road loss since the 2022 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .462.
The Dodgers are 8-3 (.727) when tied entering the 7th inning this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .500.
The Dodgers are 71-128 (.357) when scoring 4 or fewer runs since the 2022 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .278.
Cardinals Keys to the Game vs. the Dodgers
The Cardinals are just 23-37 (.383) after a win as favorites since the 2023 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .575.
The Cardinals are 14-11 (.560) after a loss as underdogs this season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .435.
The Cardinals are 34-18 (.654) when tied entering the 8th inning since the 2022 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .500.
The Cardinals are just 8-23 (.258) when their opponents score in the first inning this season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .357.
Dodgers Hitting Stats & Trends
Dodgers hitters have an OPS of 1.219 (2,182 PA’s) with the pitcher behind in the count since last season — best in MLB; League Avg: 1.089.
Dodgers hitters have an OPS of .782 (12,457 PA’s) against RHP since the 2022 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .716.
The Dodgers are batting .363 on the first pitch of at-bats since the 2022 season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: .339.
Dodgers hitters have an OBP of .336 (11,043 PA’s) since last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .317.
Cardinals Hitting Stats & Trends
Cardinals hitters have an OPS of just .686 (2,962 PA’s) against LHP since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .733.
Cardinals hitters are slugging just .377 against LHP since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .412.
The Cardinals are batting just .232 against LHP this season — tied for 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .248.
Cardinals hitters have 97 extra-base hits out of 386 total hits (just 25%) versus relief pitchers this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 34%.
Dodgers Pitching Stats & Trends
The Dodgers pitchers allowed their opponents to score first in just 38% of their games in the 2023 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.
The Dodgers pitchers allowed division opponents to score first in just 31% of their games in the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.
Dodgers pitchers have walked 1,232 of 16,427 batters (7%) since the 2022 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Dodgers pitchers have a strikeout rate of 24% with runners in scoring position since the 2022 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 22%.
Cardinals Pitching Stats & Trends
Opponents have a groundball rate of 46% against Cardinals pitchers since the 2022 season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
Opponents have a miss rate of just 23% against Cardinals pitchers since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 26%.
Opponents have a groundball rate of 46% against Cardinals pitchers since last season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
Cardinals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 20% since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 23%.
Cardinals vs. Dodgers Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets
- Keynan Middleton (St. Louis Cardinals): Forearm, 60-Day IL
- Zack Thompson (St. Louis Cardinals): Undisclosed, 7-Day IL
- Drew Rom (St. Louis Cardinals): Shoulder, 60-Day IL
- Steven Matz (St. Louis Cardinals): Back, 60-Day IL
- Riley O’Brien (St. Louis Cardinals): Forearm, 60-Day IL
- Tommy Edman (St. Louis Cardinals): Wrist, 60-Day IL
- Brusdar Graterol (Los Angeles Dodgers): Shoulder, 60-Day IL
- Tony Gonsolin (Los Angeles Dodgers): Elbow, 60-Day IL
- Tyler Glasnow (Los Angeles Dodgers): Back, 15-Day IL
- Miguel Rojas (Los Angeles Dodgers): Forearm, Day-To-Day
- Ryan Brasier (Los Angeles Dodgers): Calf, 60-Day IL
- Connor Brogdon (Los Angeles Dodgers): Foot, 60-Day IL
- Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers): Hand, 10-Day IL
- Emmet Sheehan (Los Angeles Dodgers): Elbow, 60-Day IL
- Max Muncy (Los Angeles Dodgers): Oblique, 60-Day IL
- Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles Dodgers): Shoulder, 60-Day IL
- Dustin May (Los Angeles Dodgers): Neck, 60-Day IL
- Walker Buehler (Los Angeles Dodgers): Hip, 15-Day IL
- Michael Grove (Los Angeles Dodgers): Ribs, 15-Day IL
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