Dodgers-Cardinals Lines Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Busch Stadium.

Lefthander Randy Wolf will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Wolf is 5-4 this season with a 3.45 ERA.

Wolf‘s opponent in this one will be Chris Carpenter. The Cardinals righthander has a 2.26 ERA to go along with a 8-3 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Dodgers lost to Florida 8-6 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The 14 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).

James Loney was 3-5 with three RBI for the Dodgers and Russell Martin hit a two-run home run in the loss.

The Cardinals lost to Philadelphia 9-2 as a +150 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10).

Mark DeRosa hit a solo home run for St. Louis and Todd Wellemeyer was lit up for seven runs on 11 hits in 5 2-3 innings.

Current streak:
St. Louis has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 62-36 SU
St. Louis: 53-48 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing LA Dodgers are 7-3
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers’s last 11 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games
LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 16-3 SU in their last 19 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 16-5 SU in their last 21 games when playing LA Dodgers

Next up:
St. Louis home to LA Dodgers, Tuesday, July 28