Dodgers-Cardinals Odds Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Busch Stadium.
The Dodgers will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Chad Billingsley in this game. Billingsley has a 10-5 record and a 3.72 ERA this season.
Billingsley’s opponent in this one will be Adam Wainwright. The Cardinals ace righthander has a 2.95 ERA to go along with a 11-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Brendan Ryan was 4-for-4 with two runs batted in, as the Cardinals shut down the Dodgers 6-1 on Monday night.
St. Louis won as -170 home favorites as the game played UNDER the 7.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Chris Carpenter allowed one run over seven innings to earn the win for the Cardinals, while Rick Ankiel went 2-for-4 with an RBI for St. Louis.
Rafael Furcal was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Los Angeles, as losing pitcher Randy Wolf gave up two runs over six innings for the Dodgers.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Los Angeles:
62-37 SU
St.
Louis: 54-48 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing LA Dodgers are 7-3
After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers’s last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers’s last 7 games when playing St. Louis
LA Dodgers are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games
LA Dodgers are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 17-3 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing LA Dodgers
Next up:
St. Louis home to LA Dodgers, Wednesday, July 29

 

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