Dodgers vs Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for August 18

Odds updated as of 2:11 p.m.

The MLB schedule on Sunday includes the St. Louis Cardinals facing the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Cardinals vs Dodgers Game Info

• St. Louis Cardinals (61-62) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (72-52)
• Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024
• Time: 2:15 p.m. ET
• Venue: Busch Stadium -- St. Louis, Missouri
• Coverage: BSMW

Cardinals vs Dodgers Odds & Moneyline

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• Moneyline: STL: (-112) | LAD: (-104)
• Spread: STL: +1.5 (-188) | LAD: -1.5 (+155)
• Total: 7.5 -- Over: (-112) | Under: (-108)

Cardinals vs Dodgers Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Sonny Gray (Cardinals) - 11-7, 3.93 ERA vs Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) - 1-2, 3.50 ERA

The Cardinals will give the ball to Sonny Gray (11-7, 3.93 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 12 on the season, and the Dodgers will turn to Clayton Kershaw (1-2, 3.50 ERA). Gray and his team have a record of 8-13-0 against the spread when he starts. Gray's team has a record of 11-7 this season when he starts and they are the favorite on the moneyline. When Kershaw starts, the Dodgers are 2-2-0 against the spread. The Dodgers were the underdog on the moneyline for one Kershaw start this season -- they lost.

Cardinals vs Dodgers Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Dodgers win (53.2%)

Cardinals vs Dodgers Moneyline

• Looking at the moneyline for Dodgers-Cardinals, Los Angeles is the underdog at -104, and St. Louis is -112 playing at home.

Cardinals vs Dodgers Spread

• The Dodgers are 1.5-run favorites against the spread for this matchup with the Cardinals. The Dodgers are +155 to cover, while the Cardinals are -188 to cover as a 1.5-run underdog on the runline.

Cardinals vs Dodgers Over/Under

• The over/under for the Cardinals versus Dodgers game on August 18 has been set at 7.5, with -112 odds on the over and -108 odds on the under.

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Cardinals vs Dodgers Betting Trends

• The Cardinals have come away with 27 wins in the 56 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This year St. Louis has won 27 of 56 games when listed as at least -112 on the moneyline.
• Contests with the Cardinals have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 57 of 118 chances this season.
• The Cardinals are 55-63-0 against the spread in their 118 games that had a posted line this season.
• The Dodgers have won 28.6% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (4-10).
• Los Angeles has a 4-8 record (winning only 33.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.
• The Dodgers have had an over/under set by bookmakers 122 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 64 of those games (64-56-2).
• The Dodgers have put together a 60-62-0 record against the spread this season (covering 49.2% of the time).

Cardinals Player Leaders

• Alec Burleson leads St. Louis with 116 hits, batting .278 this season with 36 extra-base hits. He has an on-base percentage of .311 and a slugging percentage of .465.
• Among qualified batters in MLB, he ranks 27th in batting average, 92nd in on-base percentage, and 35th in slugging.
• Brendan Donovan has a slash line of .269/.336/.394 this season and a team-best OPS of .730.
• Among qualified hitters, his batting average places him 38th, his on-base percentage 44th, and his slugging percentage 103rd.
• Donovan has picked up a hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI.
• Masyn Winn is batting .277 with a .428 slugging percentage and 43 RBI this year.
• Winn brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with a double, two home runs, a walk and two RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has 13 home runs, 55 RBI and a batting average of .268 this season.

Dodgers Player Leaders

• Shohei Ohtani has racked up 139 hits with a .611 slugging percentage, both team-best figures for the Dodgers. He's batting .291 and with an on-base percentage of .379.
• Including all qualified players in the majors, he is 16th in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage and third in slugging percentage.
• Freddie Freeman's .391 on-base percentage paces his team. He has a batting average of .292 while slugging .488.
• He is 15th in batting average, fifth in on-base percentage and 19th in slugging percentage in MLB.
• Teoscar Hernandez is batting .267 with 26 doubles, a triple, 26 home runs and 40 walks.
• Mookie Betts has 17 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 47 walks while hitting .306.

Cardinals vs Dodgers Head to Head

• 8/17/2024: 5-2 STL (Favorite: Dodgers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -124, Underdog Moneyline: +106)
• 8/16/2024: 7-6 LAD (Favorite: Dodgers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -134, Underdog Moneyline: +114)
• 3/31/2024: 5-4 LAD (Favorite: Dodgers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -172, Underdog Moneyline: +144)
• 3/30/2024: 6-5 STL (Favorite: Dodgers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -235, Underdog Moneyline: +194)
• 3/29/2024: 6-3 LAD (Favorite: Dodgers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -235, Underdog Moneyline: +194)
• 3/28/2024: 7-1 LAD (Favorite: Dodgers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -245, Underdog Moneyline: +200)
• 5/21/2023: 10-5 STL (Favorite: Dodgers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -136, Underdog Moneyline: +116)
• 5/20/2023: 6-5 STL (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
• 5/19/2023: 5-0 LAD (Favorite: Dodgers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -122, Underdog Moneyline: +104)
• 5/18/2023: 16-8 STL (Favorite: Dodgers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -154, Underdog Moneyline: +130)

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