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St. Louis Cardinals
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Los Angeles Dodgers

St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Picks & Predictions

Model updated Sep 20, 4:47PM UTC

Our model graded 70 markets for St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers and backs St. Louis Cardinals hardest, a long shot, and $100 on it returns about $346.

MLB
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
Outdoor
Fri 4 Sep 2026, 2:10AM
20
Game markets graded
50
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
St. Louis Cardinals Moneyline +246

The model graded 70 markets for St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) and this is the one it backs hardest — a long shot. A $100 bet returns about $346 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Fri 4 Sep 2026, 2:10AM at Dodger Stadium.

Our confidenceLong-shot
Chance to win26.6%
The price says28.1%
Best price+246
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Moneyline St. Louis Cardinals Long-shot27% chance +246
Total Runs Members only High67% chance Members
Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings Members only Long-shot16% chance Members
Spread Members only High76% chance Members
Spread - 1st 5 Innings Members only Long-shot16% chance Members
Batter - Total Bases × 5 props Leanup to 46% Members
Batter - Walks × 12 props Highup to 98% Members
Batter - RBIs × 8 props Highup to 99% Members
Batter - Home Runs × 3 props Long-shotup to 39% Members
Batter - Hits + Runs + RBIs × 5 props Leanup to 41% Members
Pitcher - Walks × 2 props Highup to 91% Members
Batter - Stolen Bases × 8 props Long-shotup to 30% Members
Batter - Runs Scored × 4 props Highup to 67% Members
Batter - Hits × 3 props Highup to 72% Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%

St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers last met on Fri 4 Sep 2026. The model's calls from that game are graded below. Today's board: every MLB game priced right now.

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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Blaze Jordan 3BOut
  • Joshua Baez LFOut
  • Everson Pereira RFOut
  • Hunter Dobbins SPOut
  • Max Rajcic RPOut

Probable pitcher

Michael McGreevy SP

Los Angeles Dodgers

  • Kyle Tucker RFDay-to-day
  • Shohei Ohtani DHOut
  • Roki Sasaki SPOut
  • Andy Pages CFOut
  • Dalton Rushing COut
  • Blake Snell SPDay-to-day
  • Edgardo Henriquez RPOut
  • Eric Lauer SPOut
  • Gavin Stone SPOut
  • Jake Cousins RPOut
  • Will Klein RPOut
  • Ben Casparius RPOut
  • Brusdar Graterol RPOut

Probable pitcher

Tarik Skubal SP
Availability updated Sep 20, 4:57AM UTC · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers: Ballpark wind and temperature can swing the run total, though the live per-park feed isn't wired into this page yet, and 18 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Ballpark weatherWind and temperature at the park move run totals, but our ballpark weather module is pending a file-to-table persistence job.
Availability18 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: wind blowing out and warm air help the ball carry (more runs and home runs), while wind in and cold air suppress scoring; the starting pitchers listed above are the single biggest driver of the run total.

Ballpark weather module pending a file-to-table persistence job (owner). We won't show a wind/temperature number until it's persisted to the database.

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Player props

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PlayerTeamStat
Thomas Saggese Batter - Total Bases
Freddie Freeman ATL Batter - Walks
Thomas Saggese Batter - RBIs
Thomas Saggese Batter - Home Runs
Ramon Urias BAL Batter - Total Bases

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineLos Angeles DodgersNo line posted
4-1L5 record
L5 RF5.2L5 RA2.2Home L55-0vs St. Louis Cardinals L53-2Free board15-13

Los Angeles Dodgers moneyline form: last five 4-1, 5.2 runs/gm.

Run LineLos Angeles Dodgers run lineNo line posted
4-1L5 record
L5 RF5.2L5 RA2.2Home L55-0vs St. Louis Cardinals L53-2

Los Angeles Dodgers spread form: last five 4-1, 5.2 runs/gm.

Total RunsGame total · Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis CardinalsNo line posted

Los Angeles Dodgers total runs form: last five 4-1, 5.2 runs/gm.

Team Total RunsLos Angeles Dodgers team totalNo line posted
5.3runs we expect
L5 RF5.2L5 RA2.2Home L55-0vs St. Louis Cardinals L53-2

Los Angeles Dodgers team total runs form: last five 4-1, 5.2 runs/gm.

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers — what the model found

Our model graded 70 betting markets for St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers — 20 on the game itself and 50 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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50
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The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 70 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers — recent results

Los Angeles Dodgers have won 4 of their last 5 games; St. Louis Cardinals have won 1 of their last 5.

Los Angeles Dodgers — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W10–4SFHome
W8–2SFHome
W8–2CINAway
L2–6CINAway
W4–0CINAway
St. Louis Cardinals — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–9WSHHome
L5–8WSHHome
L5–6SFHome
L3–10SFHome
W2–1SFHome

St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers — last-5 form comparison

Over their last five games Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 0.4 runs per game (1-4) while St. Louis Cardinals are at 3.8 (4-1); Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers are allowing 1.0 earned runs per game versus 0.8 for St. Louis Cardinals.

0.4
Los Angeles Dodgers runs/G
3.8
St. Louis Cardinals runs/G
Last 5 gamesLos Angeles DodgersSt. Louis Cardinals
Runs / game0.43.8
Hits / game2.04.2
Home runs / game0.00.8
Walks drawn / game1.20.4
Batter K / game2.02.4
Earned runs allowed / game1.00.8
Pitching K / game1.82.2
Walks allowed / game0.60.6
L5 record1-44-1

St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers — recent meetings

These two have met 6 times recently: Los Angeles Dodgers won 2, St. Louis Cardinals won 4.

DateLos Angeles DodgersSt. Louis CardinalsWinner
Sep 432Los Angeles Dodgers
Sep 368St. Louis Cardinals
Sep 2813St. Louis Cardinals
May 341Los Angeles Dodgers
May 227St. Louis Cardinals
May 223St. Louis Cardinals

Who’s out or in doubt

18 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Los Angeles Dodgers
PlayerStatus
Kyle Tucker RFDAY-TO-DAY
Shohei Ohtani DHOUT
Roki Sasaki SPOUT
Andy Pages CFOUT
Dalton Rushing COUT
Blake Snell SPDAY-TO-DAY
Edgardo Henriquez RPOUT
Eric Lauer SPOUT
St. Louis Cardinals
PlayerStatus
Blaze Jordan 3BOUT
Joshua Baez LFOUT
Everson Pereira RFOUT
Hunter Dobbins SPOUT
Max Rajcic RPOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers — model preview

Our St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers prediction for September 4, 2026, plus every bet we like in the game and how confident we are in each.

On September 4, 2026 our model has run St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers and priced every market it can. Our strongest call is Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals: St. Louis Cardinals +3.5 (-238), which we rate HIGH confidence. We walk through all 6 bets we like in this game below. Everything below is our own number against the price the book is offering, written in plain English with how confident we are in words.

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Cashed picks for this matchup

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DateMarketPickResult
04 Sep 26 Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings Over 1.5 ✓ HIT
04 Sep 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals +2 ✓ HIT
04 Sep 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals +4.5 ✓ HIT
04 Sep 26 Spread - 1st 5 Innings St. Louis Cardinals 0.5 ✓ HIT
04 Sep 26 Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings Over 2.5 ✓ HIT
04 Sep 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals +4 ✓ HIT
04 Sep 26 Moneyline - 1st 5 Innings St. Louis Cardinals ✓ HIT
04 Sep 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals +3.5 ✓ HIT
04 Sep 26 Spread - 1st 5 Innings St. Louis Cardinals 1.5 ✓ HIT
04 Sep 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals +1.5 ✓ HIT

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About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB. You may also see this matchup written as Cardinals vs Dodgers, or as Dodgers vs Cardinals. The most recent game between them was Friday 4 September 2026 at Dodger Stadium. The model has generated 20 game picks and 50 player props for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your MLB betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 27 meetings on record
St. Louis Cardinals 14–13 across the last 27 meetings · these games average 9.8 runs (meetings on record since 2023)
DateGameScoreWinner
4 Sep 2026St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers3–2Los Angeles Dodgers
3 Sep 2026St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers6–8St. Louis Cardinals
2 Sep 2026St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers8–13St. Louis Cardinals
1 Sep 2026St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers8–13St. Louis Cardinals
3 May 2026Los Angeles Dodgers @ St. Louis Cardinals1–4Los Angeles Dodgers
2 May 2026Los Angeles Dodgers @ St. Louis Cardinals3–2St. Louis Cardinals
1 May 2026Los Angeles Dodgers @ St. Louis Cardinals7–2St. Louis Cardinals
6 Aug 2025St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers3–5St. Louis Cardinals
5 Aug 2025St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers12–6Los Angeles Dodgers
4 Aug 2025St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers2–3St. Louis Cardinals

Table shows the last 10 — the record above counts all 27 meetings on file.

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