Cardinals vs. Dodgers: Betting Preview for August 18

Published 12:24 am Sunday, August 18, 2024

On Sunday, August 18, Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers (72-52) visit Alec Burleson’s St. Louis Cardinals (61-62) at Busch Stadium. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:15 p.m. ET.

The Dodgers (-130), according to oddsmakers, are moneyline favorites in this matchup versus the Cardinals (+110) Sportsbooks have listed the over/under for this matchup at 8 runs.

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Cardinals vs. Dodgers Game Info

  • Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024
  • Time: 2:15 p.m. ET
  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Venue: Busch Stadium
  • TV Channel: BSMW
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Dodgers -130
  • Moneyline Underdog: Cardinals +110
  • Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)

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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher

  • Sonny Gray (11-7) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his 23rd start of the season.
  • The right-hander gave up six earned runs in five innings pitched on Monday in his last outing, a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds.
  • He has started 22 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in 10 of them.
  • Gray has seven starts in a row of five innings or more.
  • He has finished four appearances without allowing an earned run in 22 chances this season.

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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Cardinals rank 20th in Major League Baseball with 129 home runs.
  • St. Louis is 19th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .389 this season.
  • The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a .246 team batting average.
  • St. Louis has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 507 (4.1 per game).
  • The Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .309 this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
  • The Cardinals rank 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.
  • St. Louis has pitched to a 4.20 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
  • St. Louis averages the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
  • The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.273 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.

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