Dodgers-Cardinals Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday when they battle the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium. The Dodgers will trot Clayton Kershaw out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Kershaw has a 8-5 record and a 2.96 ERA this season. It'll be Joel Pineiro toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Pineiro is 9-9 with a 2.95 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Mark DeRosa smashed a three-run homer, as the Cardinals drilled the Dodgers 10-0 on Tuesday night. St. Louis cashed as -130 home favorites as the teams played OVER the 7.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Adam Wainwright pitched eight scoreless innings to get the victory for the Cardinals, while Yadier Molina was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for St. Louis. Losing pitcher Chad Billingsley was rocked for six runs over 5 2-3 innings for Los Angeles, as Russell Martin went 2-for-3 for the Dodgers. Current streak: Los Angeles has lost 3 straight games. St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Team records: Los Angeles: 62-38 SU St. Louis: 55-48 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 3-7 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a loss are 7-3 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing LA Dodgers are 7-3 After playing LA Dodgers are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Dodgers's last 13 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing St. Louis LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games at home St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home St. Louis is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers St. Louis is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers Next up: St. Louis home to LA Dodgers, Thursday, July 30