The St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers face off in the second game of a two-game set at Dodgers Stadium on Tuesday.
The defending World Series champions won 9-4 against the Cards yesterday and are installed as massive -200 favorites for tonight.
Here are our best free Cardinals vs. Dodgers picks and predictions for MLB betting action on Tuesday, June 1, with the first pitch scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET.
Cardinals vs Dodgers game info
• Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
• Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2021
• Time: 10:10 p.m. ET
• TV: SNLA, BS-MW
Cardinals vs Dodgers odds
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Cardinals vs Dodgers betting preview
Starting pitchers
John Gant (4-3, 1.81 ERA): Gant has allowed just four earned runs across 30 1-3 innings in his last six starts. That said, the 28-year-old has really struggled with his control this season, walking 31 batters across 44 2-3 innings.
David Price (1-0, 3.31 ERA): Price will serve as the Dodgers opener in this game and will likely turn things over to the bullpen after a couple of innings.
A former innings eater with Tampa Bay and Boston, the 35-year-old has been used more sparingly with L.A. having such a strong rotation. In his last outing, he pitched 2 2-3 innings of scoreless ball and fanned five batters against the Giants.
Weather
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Key injuries
Cardinals: Paul DeJong SS (Out).
Dodgers: A.J. Pollock CF (Probable), Corey Seager SS (Out), Brusdar Graterol RP (Out).
Find our latest MLB injury reports.
Betting trend to know
St. Louis is 2-8 in its last 10 games against teams with a winning record. Find more MLB betting trends for Cardinals vs. Dodgers.
Runline pick
The Dodgers are finding the NL West an absolute dog fight this year and despite having the third-best record in the NL, they are also just third-best in their division with a 32-22 mark.
The Dodgers have been rolling lately, going 14-5 in their last 19 games, averaging 5.68 runs per game over that span.
The Cards are in a tight division race of their own, trailing the Cubs by just half a game with a 30-24 record. That said, they have rarely been beating the odds, going just 3-8 in their previous 11 games as an underdog, and they are massive +182 underdogs for today's showdown.
Los Angeles will use David Price as an opener tonight in a bullpen game. Thankfully they have a solid group of relievers that collectively pitch to a 3.85 ERA with an opponent batting average of .220.
While Cardinals starter John Gant has an impressive ERA of 1.81, when you dig below the surface, things start to look much uglier. Gant has a 1.57 WHIP, an expected ERA of 4.97, 6.25 BB/9, and an average exit velocity of 90.7 mph, which ranks outside the Top-100 starters in the majors.
The Cards have also been average at the plate, ranking 15th in the majors in runs per game (4.31) and 17th in OPS (.699).
With 14 of the Dodgers' last 17 victories coming by multiple runs, back them on the runline.
PREDICTION: Dodgers -1.5 (+102)
Over/Under pick
The Dodgers have a very dangerous lineup led by Mookie Betts and Max Muncy. They are fourth in the majors with an OPS of .752 while ranking second in scoring with 5.22 runs per game.
Although the Dodgers struggled to hit with runners in scoring position earlier in the season, they've since turned things around, plating 5.86 runs per game over their last 21 contests.
They've also hit the ball very well against right-handed pitchers like Gant, leading the majors with an OPS of .776 versus righties. That has led to the Dodgers going 20-6-1 to the Over in their last 27 games against a right-handed starter.
While the Dodgers team ERA of 3.19 is among the best in the majors, that number has been heavily helped by the play of studs Trevor Bauer and Walker Buehler. With a bullpen game tonight back the Over.
PREDICTION: Over 8.5 (-107)
Cardinals vs Dodgers betting card
- RL Dodgers -1.5 (+102)
- Over 8.5 (-107)
Picks made on 6/1/2021 at 1:40 p.m. ET
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