St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers odds, picks and predictions

The St. Louis Cardinals (10-18) will finish a 3-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers (15-13) on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Dodgers lead 2-0

The Cardinals lost 1-0 Saturday to the Dodgers. St. Louis has lost 2 games in a row and 7 of its last 10 contests and is in last place in the NL Central.

The Dodgers have outscored the Cardinals 8-3 in the 1st 2 games of the series. Los Angeles has 2 straight wins and has won 6 of its last 10 games. LA is 1 game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West.

Cardinals at Dodgers projected starters

RHP Jake Woodford vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard

Woodford (1-2, 5.47 ERA) makes his 6th start. He has a 1.58 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9 and 5.8 K/9 in 24 2/3 IP.

• Has surrendered multiple ER in 4 of his 5 starts
• Has given up at least 1 HR in 4 of his 5 starts and has allowed 7 HR this season (tied for the 8th most among starting pitchers)

Syndergaard (0-3, 6.58 ERA) makes his 6th start. He has a 1.39 WHIP, 1.4 BB/9 and 7.3 K/9 in 26 IP.

• Has given up at least 2 ER in his last 4 starts
• Owns a 2-3 record with a 4.10 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, and 9.9 K/9 in 6 career starts against the Cardinals

Cardinals at Dodgers odds

BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:27 a.m. ET.

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Cardinals at Dodgers picks and predictions

Prediction

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 5

DODGERS (-150) is the pick with how these teams have performed recently. Los Angeles is 8-6 at home while St. Louis is 5-10 on the road.

Even though it’s tough to trust either pitcher on the mound in this matchup, I’ll side with the DODGERS -1.5 (+125) at home. The Cardinals have lost by 2-plus runs in 2 of Woodford’s 5 starts this season.

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OVER 10 (-110) has solid value with the weather favoring batters in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Dodgers have had 10 or more combined runs scored in 5 of their last 8 games, while Syndergaard just surrendered 7 ER in his last start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 25.

The Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings overall.

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