Dodgers vs. Cardinals Free Pick
ST. LOUIS, MO (ATS Consultants) – The Cardinals will send an experienced pitcher to the mound in John Lackey tonight but will it be enough to overtake the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS?
ODDS: According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Dodgers are -117 money line road favorites over the Cardinals, who are +108 money line home underdogs for tonight’s 9:00PM ET start time. The total, meanwhile, is currently sitting at 7.5 for tonight’s game.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Cardinals opened as -111 money line favorites but their odds have dropped (+104) in favor of the Dodgers, who are now -113 money line favorites after opening at +103. The total, meanwhile, is currently sitting at 7.5 at most online and Vegas sports books after opening at the same number.
PITCHING MATCHUP: The Cardinals will throw John Lackey, who is 14-10 with a 3.82 ERA, against the Dodgers’ Hyun-Jin Ryu, who is 14-7 with a 3.38 ERA. One thing of note though: Ryu has only thrown one inning in the last 30 days.
MLB FREE PICK: Take St. Louis. According to latest MLB trends, the Dodgers are just 18-40 in their last 58 games in St. Louis and 2-5 in their last seven playoff games as a favorite. They’re also 0-4 in their last four playoff road games, 0-4 in their last four playoff games as a favorite of between -110 to -150. On the other side, the Cardinals are 5-0 in Lackey’s five home starts, 13-3 in their last 16 games as a home underdog and 11-1 in their last 12 games after scoring two runs or less in their previous game. Go with the experience in Lackey over the potential disastrous situation with Ryu’s injury situation.
2014 NLDS GAME 3 FREE PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS +104
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