Who: St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers
Time: October 6, 2021, 8:10 EST
Venue: Dodger Stadium – Los Angeles, CA
St. Louis at Los Angeles Odds
Moneyline: Cardinals +190 | Dodgers -230
Spread: Cardinals +1.5 (-113) | Dodgers -1.5 (-106)
Total: Over 7.5 (-108) | Under 7.5 (-112)
St. Louis at Los Angeles Betting Preview
The National League Wild Card is sure to be a blockbuster when the St. Louis Cardinals (90-72, 45-36 away) visit the Los Angeles Dodgers (106-56, 58-23 home). Most seasons Los Angeles would have ran away with the division title, but the San Francisco Giants had a different idea this season. St. Louis has recently come off a 17-game winning streak and have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the best few months.
St. Louis finished in second place in the National League Central, five games back of the Milwaukee Brewers, but make the Wild Card game after finishing in the second spot over the Cincinnati Reds.
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Los Angeles had a fantastic regular season, but they fell one game short in the division that was won by the San Francisco Giants. Dodger fans never expected to be in this game when the season started and winning 106 games, but going out in a one-game playoff would be heartbreaking.
Below is the MLB pick for St. Louis and Los Angeles.
St. Louis at Los Angeles Betting Stats and Trends
St. Louis Cardinals
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’ last 5 games.
- St. Louis is 17-3 SU in their last 20 games.
- St. Louis is 3-7 SU in their last 10 games against LA Dodgers.
- St. Louis is 11-0 SU in their last 11 games on the road.
- St. Louis is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’ last 7 games this season.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’ last 5 games against an opponent in the National League.
Los Angeles Dodgers
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers’ last 5 games.
- LA Dodgers is 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers’ last 5 games at home.
- LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis.
- LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games this season.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers’ last 5 games against an opponent in the National League.
St. Louis at Los Angeles Pitching Preview
Pitching Preview: Adam Wainwright (17-7, 3.05 ERA, 1.06 WHIP) vs Max Scherzer (15-4, 2.46 ERA, 0.86 WHIP)
Adam Wainwright has found the Fountain of Youth at age 40 and put together a fantastic 2021 season. The righty had a slow start to 2021, but since June he has really turned things around, as has the team, and now he will start in the winner take all Wild Card game. In September, Wainwright allowed 33 hits and 14 earned runs in 36.2 innings pitched, good for a 3.44 ERA. Wainwright pitched against the Dodgers back on September 8th and got the win after allowing seven hits and four earned runs in 8.1 innings of work.
Max Scherzer is on his was to his fourth Cy Young award after wrapping up a fantastic 2021 season that saw him start in the nation’s capital and end it on a 106 win team on the opposite coast. Scherzer was unhittable most of the season, but he has really turned it on since being acquired by the Dodgers at the trade deadline. In September, Scherzer allowed 29 hits and 10 earned runs in 39.1 innings pitched, good for a 2.29 ERA. Scherzer pitched against the Cardinals on September 6th and earned the win after allowing six hits and one earned run in eight fabulous innings.
St. Louis at Los Angeles Season Series Recap:
These two teams played two great series this season and Los Angeles came out on top 4-3. St. Louis won the last two games they played during the regular season, both in St. Louis, after losing four of the first five meetings this season.