MLB Predictions & Odds 4/4/23

Atlanta Braves (3-1) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (2-2)
April 4, 2023 7:45 pm EDT
The Line: St. Louis Cardinals -130 / Atlanta Braves +110; Over/Under: +9
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The Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals meet in MLB action from Busch Stadium on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

St. Louis is listed as a -130 home favorite while Atlanta is a +110 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 9 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Dylan Dodd will start for the Braves here and will make his major league debut in this one. For St. Louis, Steven Matz gets the start here and was 5-3 with a 5.25 ERA and 54 strikeouts last season.

Matchup History

Atlanta’s 8-4 win over the Cardinals on Monday snapped St. Louis’ two-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Atlanta is 82-38 in their last 120 games overall and 35-17 in their last 52 games against a team with a left-handed starter while the over is 26-9-3 in their last 38 games against a team with a winning record. St. Louis is 2-5 in their last 7 games overall and 2-5 in their last 7 home games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against the NL East.

Pick

I’m sticking with the over here. I like Dylan Dodd as he shot up through the minors for the Braves last season, but St. Louis is a tough team to make your major league debut against. On the other side, I don’t want to lay any juice with Steven Matz and I think this could end up being a higher-scoring game so give me the over here.