Sunday’s game features the Los Angeles Dodgers (72-52) and the St. Louis Cardinals (61-62) clashing at Busch Stadium in what should be a tight matchup, with a projected 5-4 win for the Dodgers according to our computer prediction. First pitch is at 2:15 p.m. ET on August 18.

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Dodgers vs. Cardinals Matchup Info

• When: Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 2:15 p.m. ET
• Where: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: BSMW
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Dodgers vs. Cardinals Predictions

• Score Prediction: Dodgers 5, Cardinals 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs

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Dodgers vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

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Dodgers Betting Insights

• Los Angeles has been chosen as the favorite in 109 games this year, and has walked away with the win 67 times (61.5%) in those games.
• The Dodgers have a mark of 62-36 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by -118 or better on the moneyline.
• Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 65 of 124 opportunities.
• The Dodgers went 8-6 across the 14 games in which they were favored on the moneyline in their past 15 matchups.
• Over its past 15 outings, Los Angeles and its opponents combined to go over the run total nine times (all 15 of the games had set totals).

Cardinals Betting Insights

• St. Louis has won 48.3% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (29-31).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer, the Cardinals have gone 28-28 (50%).
• In the 122 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for St. Louis, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 58 times (58-59-5).
• The Cardinals have played as underdogs in eight of their past 15 games and won three of those contests.
• St. Louis and its opponents have combined to hit the over eight times in its past 15 games with a total.

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Dodgers vs. Cardinals Probable Pitchers

Dodgers’ Starting Pitcher: Clayton Kershaw

• The 36-year-old has an ERA of 3.50, a 3.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.389 in four games this season.
• Clayton Kershaw’s team is 2-1 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline favorite.
• Kershaw’s team has won two of his four starts.
• Games Kershaw has started this season hit the over two times in four chances.

Cardinals’ Starting Pitcher: Sonny Gray

• In 22 games this season, the 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.93, with 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .225 against him.
• The Cardinals are 1-2 in Gray’s three starts this season that they were the underdog on the moneyline.
• Gray’s team has a 13-9 record in his starts this season.
• Sonny Gray has started 22 contests with a total set by oddsmakers this season. The teams have combined to go over the run total in 11 of them.

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