St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, September 25, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+135) Los Angeles (-155)

Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (104-47) will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (89-63) on Sunday. The odds on this game have St. Louis at +135 and Los Angeles is coming in at -155. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Adam Wainwright and Michael Grove.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in MLB. They have accounted for 729 runs scored and hold an OBP of .326. The Cardinals have tallied 268 doubles as a squad and have hit 190 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 701 runs batted in in addition to 1,304 hits for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .253. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .424 and have struck out 1,147 times, while drawing a walk on 501 occasions.

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The Cardinals have a team earned run average of 3.74 this season (9th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,102 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 139 home runs in addition to 594 runs in total (8th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 451 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a team for the season.

The Cardinals have dispatched 432 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 225 runners over the course of the season and 34.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 36 saves on the year and have blown 16 of 52 save chances. The Cardinals bullpen have a save percentage of 69.2% and has entered the game in 116 save situations. The relievers have a total of 64 holds on the season (25th in the league). Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 149 times as well as having 125 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 4,049 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,610 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which has them sitting 1st in professional baseball, and have a total of 170 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of 12,147 innings on the field, ranking them 8th in pro baseball.

Wainwright has taken the mound for 2,559 innings and has earned 2,142 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.35 (954 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.213. He has surrendered 2,414 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 690 walks. Wainwright (195-115 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.44 while facing 10,591 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded a team OBP of .335 in addition to a team batting average of .259 this year. They have struck out on 1,272 occasions (17th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,336 hits. Los Angeles has 202 HRs this year and 768 RBIs. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .448 and they are earning 5.31 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have hit 309 doubles, while walking 564 times as well as putting up 802 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.047 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.50 as a staff so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.54 (1,354 strikeouts against 382 free passes). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,032. They have relinquished 144 HR's and they surrender 3.25 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 487 runs this season while having an ERA of 2.85 (428 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 57 save opportunities and they have converted 39 saves. They are ranked 9th in the league with a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have sent 522 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 126 times in high leverage situations and on 98 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.7% out of their 135 inherited runners. Sitting with 145 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 86 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 108 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 1,250 assists, 78 errors and have earned 4,052 putouts for the year. In their 12,156 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 73.1% (1st in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Grove has surrendered 23 base hits while earning 18 strikeouts in 19 frames. Grove (0-0 career record) has a 4.66 earned run average while giving up 10.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 10 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.552 and having a FIP of 5.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and he has faced 92 hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (+135)

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