Dodgers-Cardinals Odds Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Busch Stadium. The Dodgers will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Chad Billingsley in this game. Billingsley has a 10-5 record and a 3.72 ERA this season. Billingsley's opponent in this one will be Adam Wainwright. The Cardinals ace righthander has a 2.95 ERA to go along with a 11-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Brendan Ryan was 4-for-4 with two runs batted in, as the Cardinals shut down the Dodgers 6-1 on Monday night. St. Louis won as -170 home favorites as the game played UNDER the 7.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Chris Carpenter allowed one run over seven innings to earn the win for the Cardinals, while Rick Ankiel went 2-for-4 with an RBI for St. Louis. Rafael Furcal was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Los Angeles, as losing pitcher Randy Wolf gave up two runs over six innings for the Dodgers. Current streak: Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Los Angeles: 62-37 SU St. Louis: 54-48 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a loss are 7-3 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing LA Dodgers are 7-3 After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing St. Louis LA Dodgers are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games LA Dodgers are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home St. Louis is 17-3 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home St. Louis is 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing LA Dodgers Next up: St. Louis home to LA Dodgers, Wednesday, July 29