Dodgers-Cardinals Lines Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Busch Stadium. Lefthander Randy Wolf will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Wolf is 5-4 this season with a 3.45 ERA. Wolf's opponent in this one will be Chris Carpenter. The Cardinals righthander has a 2.26 ERA to go along with a 8-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Dodgers lost to Florida 8-6 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The 14 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). James Loney was 3-5 with three RBI for the Dodgers and Russell Martin hit a two-run home run in the loss. The Cardinals lost to Philadelphia 9-2 as a +150 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10). Mark DeRosa hit a solo home run for St. Louis and Todd Wellemeyer was lit up for seven runs on 11 hits in 5 2-3 innings. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Los Angeles: 62-36 SU St. Louis: 53-48 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a loss are 8-2 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing LA Dodgers are 7-3 After playing Philadelphia are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 11 games on the road LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home St. Louis is 16-3 SU in their last 19 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home St. Louis is 16-5 SU in their last 21 games when playing LA Dodgers Next up: St. Louis home to LA Dodgers, Tuesday, July 28