St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

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

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (13-13) will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (10-16) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Cardinals at +135 and the Dodgers are priced at -155. The betting total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Jordan Montgomery and Clayton Kershaw.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in MLB. They have notched a total of 117 runs scored while having a team OBP of .342. The Cardinals have accrued 48 doubles as a squad and have knocked 32 baseballs out of the park. They have 114 RBI's in addition to 241 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is .269. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .434 and have been rung up 211 times, while drawing a walk on 94 occasions.

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The Cardinals have a team earned run average of 4.41 so far this year (19th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 239 batters. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 31 home runs and 122 runs in total (20th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 89 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.29 as a team on the season. St. Louis has given up 241 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 112 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.69 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.45.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 44.4% and has come into the game in 19 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 46 base runners on the season and 32.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 31 times as well as having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 82 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have tallied 10 holds so far this season (23rd in the league). They have compiled 4 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 5 of 9 save chances.

The Cardinals have turned 65.5% of balls in play into outs out of 2,058 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 28th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 686 putouts this year, in addition to 250 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 12th in professional baseball, and have a total of 28 double plays.

Montgomery has taken the mound for 594 innings and has earned 564 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.84 (254 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.217. He has given up 559 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 165 free passes. Montgomery (30-26 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.76 while he has faced 2,485 batters during his time in the majors.

The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .438 and they tally 5.08 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have notched 36 two-baggers, while taking a walk 114 times and putting up 132 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 45 home runs so far this season as well as 130 RBIs. They have been rung up on 250 instances (2nd in MLB) and have accounted for 190 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have compiled an OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .223 on the campaign.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.313 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a squad this year. They have a ranking of 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 232. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 123 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.72 (119 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.30 (209 strikeouts vs 66 walks). They have surrendered 30 long balls and they allow 4.88 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

Sitting with 14 save situations, the Dodgers have 7 holds and also 2 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relievers enter the game in 7 save chances and they have converted 5 saves. Their relievers have come in 20 times in high leverage situations and on 31 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.9% out of 52 inherited runners. They sit at 10th in baseball holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 85 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

In their 2,043 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (21st in baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 20 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (8th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 227 assists, 10 errors and have accounted for 681 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Kershaw has surrendered 1,977 hits while earning 2,839 strikeouts in 2,612 innings. Kershaw (201-88 career win-loss record) has a 2.48 earned run average and has allowed 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 719 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.000 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. His K/BB ratio is 4.48 and he has gone up against 10,281 batters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (+135)

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