Los Angeles Dodgers vs St Louis Cardinals Odds, Preview and Picks - 07/14/2022
Game Time: 7:15 pm ET, Thursday, July 14th, 2022
Venue: Busch Stadium, St Louis, Missouri
Where to Watch: MLBN, MLB.tv
Opening MLB Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Dodgers -145, Cardinals +125
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Season Record
Dodgers: 56-30, 1st place NL West
Cardinals: 48-42, 2nd place NL Central
The Dodgers took a loss 7-6 against the Cardinals Tuesday night. It was shocking… but it is also baseball where that does happen. You can now take advantage of the slightly dropped Moneyline for their Thursday night game. The Cardinals will not keep winning against the Dodgers whether at home or not. Let’s look at the pitching matchup and make a safe, reliable bet.
A National League Matchup between the best in the great NL West and the 2nd best in the garbage NL Central. I say “garbage” heavily… the NL Central is full of junk… the type of junk that hasn’t produced a 50 win team yet… let alone multiple 50 win teams like the NL East. The Central is reserved for feasting. The Dodgers coming out of the NL West have just played the longest home stretch of their season…. And they went 10-1 during. The Dodgers are killing the game right now… but against the Chicago Cubs for 4 of those games could have made them complacent. The Cardinals are in 2nd place… but only a few games above .500.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have won 9 of their last 10 games. They are killing it right now. They are prolific on offense and 1st in pitching while missing multiple starting level pitchers to the injury list. The Dodgers have a lineup that will put Mookie Betts, Trea Turner, and Freddie Freeman 1,2,3… That is amazing! Those three guys are followed by 3 home run hitters. Those six guys are followed by Trace Thompson… a part time player that hits well and could start for 25 teams in the league… and is the brother of NBA superstar Klay Thompson. The Dodgers SWEPT the Chicago Cubs 4-0, they SWEPT the Colorado Rockies 3-0, and went 2-1 against the San Diego Padres during that stretch. The Dodgers are on fire and have recovered the pace that saw them win 100+ games last season and get to the World Series (which my dad would always call the World Serious).
The St Louis Cardinals have won only 3 of their last 10 games. They are sinking and sinking fast. They are on an 8 game streak of UNDERS… if you want to know how stalled the Cardinals offense is. They went 1-2 against the Philadelphia Phillies, 1-3 against the Atlanta Braves, and 1-2 against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cardinals are an OK team that has nothing left in the tank. The offense and defense desperately needs all hands on deck to grind out wins… and the injury list is growing. The Cards have guys like Paul Goldshmidt, Nolan Arenado, and Tommy Edmon… only the Dodgers have all that and so much more.
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Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals Preview and Analysis
Offensive Analysis
The Dodgers are 1st in runs per game with 5.08, 6th in batting average with .252, and 1st in OBP with .328.
The Cardinals are 13th in scoring with 4.48 runs per game, 9th in batting average with .249, and 11th in OBP with .317.
Defensive Analysis
The Dodgers pitchers are 3rd in ERA with 2.94, 3rd in WHIP with 1.10, and the fielders are 8th in errors with 37 on the season so far.
The Cardinals pitchers are 10th in ERA with 3.77, 19th in WHIP with 1.27, and 3rd (good) in errors with only 35 on the season so far. Before you try to wrap your mind around these numbers… remember they were mostly built against the NL Central.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs St Louis Cardinals Prediction
Our prediction for Thursday July 14th is… Dodgers 6 - Cardinals 3
The Dodgers have a wildly favorable pitching matchup in this game. Bet on the Dodgers on the moneyline. Take the money and move on to the next game.
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MLB Betting Trends
The Dodgers are 222-108 as a favorite of -110 or higher the last 3 seasons.
The Dodgers are 96-56 as a road favorite the last 3 seasons,
The Cardinals are 67-85 as an underdog of +100 or higher the last 3 seasons.
The Cardinals are 17-24 when playing with a day off the last 3 seasons.
Key Injuries
The Dodgers have an injury list that lists 5 guys that are out as starting pitchers. The difference is that the Dodgers pitching is still fantastic.
Cardinals: RF T. O’Neill (hamstring) Out, 2B B Donovan (illness) Quest, CF H Bader (foot) Out C Y molina (knee) Out.
Players to Watch
Dodgers: LHP Tyler Anderson, 9-1, 3.15 ERA, 77 strikeouts in 91 innings pitched. 1.03 WHIP. Did somebody dial up an ACE? Yes… Tyler wins and wins in Dodger blue. Mr Duck will win this matchup and hand it over to the best bullpen in the game (at the moment). His strikeouts are low compared to his innings pitched in both his career and this year… that is because he throws dramatic action that causes grounders to the infield.
Cardinals: RHP Dakota Hudson, 6-5, 4.00 ERA, 50 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched. 1.38 WHIP. Dakota is a quality young pitcher who is being overworked in the Cardinals system. He is no match for Anderson of the Dodgers… but if you had to get a few good innings he is not a bad choice.
Starting Lineups
Dodgers: RF Mookie Betts, SS Trea Turner, 1B Freddie Freeman, DH Will Smith, 2B Max Muncy, 3B Justin Turner,. C Austin Barnes, LF Gavin Lux
Managers
Dodgers: Dave Roberts
Cardinals: Oliver Marmol
Weather Forecast
Mostly Sunny. 93*, Humidity 48%, Wind 7 mph. A stagnant hot summer day. You will be able to smell the many smells of St. Louis. The fermenting wort at the Budweiser plant, the rotted wood at the paper mill, the stagnant river running through it, the very heavy odor of bad BBQ being made by impatient cooks. Yucky. (writer’s note, I have 4 Cardinals hats and have enjoyed several weekends there… still the smells are extreme).