Dodgers vs. Cardinals Prediction
Will today’s matchup between the Dodgers and Cardinals at 1:45PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Dodgers are -120 money line favorites versus the Cardinals, who have odds of +100 to pull off the upset. With Brandon McCarthy set to face Adam Wainwright in the pitching matchup, the over/under is currently sitting at 8 runs.
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McCarthy (knee) expects to make his next scheduled start on Thursday in St. Louis. An MRI has confirmed that McCarthy is dealing with patella tendinitis in his right knee, but it’s something he said he’s dealt with all season and he says he can pitch through it. The tall right-hander has allowed just one run on five hits and two walks across 12 innings in his last two starts. (Via Rotoworld)
Wainwright allowed three hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings while recording six strikeouts in a win Saturday at Colorado. Wainwright has won three straight starts, posting an impressive 0.44 ERA with just 12 hits and eight walks allowed while striking out 15 over 20 1/3 innings. He has won each of his past five decisions in seven outings dating back to his last defeat on April 16. Waino is back to being an ace after a sluggish start.
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OUR PREDICTION: The under is 4-1 in Wainwright’s last five starts versus the Dodgers, is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings between these two teams in St. Louis, and has cashed in 15 of the last 22 meetings between these two teams overall. The under is also 5-1 in McCarthy’s last six road starts, is 11-5-1 in his last 17 outings overall, and is 12-4 in the Dodgers’ last 16 games versus National League Central opponents.
THURSDAY MLB PREDICTION: DODGERS/CARDINALS UNDER 8