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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium.
Bobby Miller will be the starting pitcher for the Dodgers on this day. Right hander Miller is 1-2 this season with a 8.07 ERA.
It'll be Andre Pallante toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Right hander Pallante is 4-6 with a 4.21 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -196-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Cardinals were a 7-6 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Dodgers. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 7-6 result against the Cardinals on August 16. Bettors who backed the Dodgers at -135 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (13) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 72-51 SU
LA Dodgers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Dodgers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Dodgers's last 16 games
St. Louis:
Team record: 60-62 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at St. Louis Sunday, August 18