St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+140) Los Angeles (-165)

The St. Louis Cardinals (88-63) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (104-46). The odds on this game have St. Louis at +140 while Los Angeles opens at -165. The over/under is 0. The pitchers taking the mound are Jordan Montgomery and Clayton Kershaw.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They are sitting with 718 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .326. The Cardinals have hit 263 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 185 balls out of the park. They have 690 RBI's in addition to 1,292 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .253. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .421 and have been called out on strikes 1,139 times, while drawing a walk on 499 occasions.

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The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 3.77 on the year (9th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,095 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 139 home runs and also 594 total runs (9th in baseball). They have walked 449 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.96 as a squad for the year.

The Cardinals relievers have a save rate of 69.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 116 save situations. The relievers have inherited 225 base runners so far this season with 34.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 149 times and also have had 125 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 430 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have tallied 64 holds on the season (25th in the league). They have tallied 36 saves so far this year and have not converted 16 of their 52 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 4,022 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,603 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them sitting 1st in the majors, and have earned 168 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,066 innings on the field, which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball.

Montgomery has thrown 556 innings and is sitting with 531 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.79 (234 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.213. He has given up 518 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 157 free passes. Montgomery (27-22 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.77 while facing 2,319 opposing batters in the majors.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated a team OBP of .335 in addition to a batting average of .259 so far this season. They have struck out on 1,265 occasions (17th in the league) and are sitting with 1,329 hits. Los Angeles has knocked in 202 home runs so far this season and 768 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a SLG% of .449 and they are recording 5.35 runs per game (1st in MLB). They have hit 308 two-baggers, while taking a walk 562 times as well as racking up 802 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 476 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 2.80 (418 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 139 dingers and they relinquish 3.19 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.044 in addition to having a FIP of 3.46 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.54 (1,346 strikeouts vs 380 free passes). They come in at 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,020.

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.6% out of 133 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 126 times in high leverage situations in addition to 97 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 145 save situations, the Dodgers have tallied 86 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are currently ranked 9th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have sent 518 relievers to the hill for the year. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 57 save chances and they have walked away with 39 saves.

In 12,075 innings on the field, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 73.2% (1st in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 108 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 1,245 assists, 76 errors and have a tally of 4,025 putouts this season.

Kershaw (194-87 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 2.49 ERA while allowing 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.46 and he has faced 10,093 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 708 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.001 and a FIP of 2.8. So far in his career, Kershaw has surrendered 1,942 base knocks while he has totaled 2,787 strikeouts in 2,564 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (+140)

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