St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Pick Cardinals vs. Dodgers Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 18

MLB Odds and Predictions

The St. Louis Cardinals (17-25) host the Los Angeles Dodgers (27-15) on Thursday at 6:45 pm EST. Steven Matz will get the start for the Cardinals vs. Julio Urías for the Dodgers in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 6:45 pm EST at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are listed as 100 while the Dodgers have -INF to win.

Cardinals vs Dodgers Spread and Betting Line

Cardinals vs Dodgers Game Info

• The Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Steven Matz
• The Dodgers probable starting pitcher: Julio Urías
• Game Day: May 18
• Game Time: 6:45 pm EST
• Location: St. Louis, MO
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

Cardinals vs Dodgers Pitching Matchup

Cardinals’ Starting Pitcher Steven Matz

• Matz makes the start for the Cardinals, his 4th of the season.
  He is (2 – 0) with a 1.528 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 259 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Yankees
  the Right handed went 87,
  allowing 1 earned runs while surrendering 3 hits.
• The 32-year-old has put up a 1.528 ERA, WHIP (0.7358) and 17 strikeouts across 4 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Matz enters this outing with 3 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Dodgers offense with 229 runs while batting .230 as a squad. They have a collective 0.449 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 71 so far this season they rank 1 in the National League as of today.

Dodgers Starting Pitcher Julio Urías

• Dodgers’ Urías (1 – 1) will make his 4th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Yankees , giving up 4 while allowing 8.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.857 ERA and 6 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.3714 in 3 games this season.
• Julio Urías has had 3 starts so far this season.
• Urías will look for the 4th start in a row.
• The Dodgers have scored 229 total runs in MLB. They are batting .230 for the season with 71 home runs and 223 RBIs in the league.

Dodgers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Dodgers and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 42 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Dodgers have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Tommy Edman is leading the Cardinals with 21 hits this season while batting .260 with 17 RBIs. He currently has 6 home runs and Walks with an 0.321 OBP this season.
• Jordan Walker is leading the team with 3 home runs while batting .277. In 18 games this season he has 10 hits and an 0.299 OBP this season.
• Leading the Cardinals in runs batted is Jordan Walker with 9 in 18 games this season. He’s also batting .277 on the year with 10 hits and 3 home runs.

Dodgers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Freddie Freeman is leading the Dodgers with 35 this season while batting .305 with 21 RBIs. He currently has 7 home runs and Walks with an 0.379 OBP this season.
• Luke Williams is leading the team with 3 home runs while batting .152. In 8 games this season he has 6 hits and an 0.204 OBP this season.
• Leading the Dodgers in runs batted in this season is Luke Williams with 6 in 8 games this season. He’s also batting .152 on the year with 6 hits and 3 home runs.