St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 8/21/2018 Prediction & Preview
The Cardinals are one of the hottest teams in baseball, as the Dodgers, unfortunately, found out on Monday night. Following their 5-3 victory in Game 1 of their series in L.A., will St. Louis pull off another upset on Tuesday?
Game Snapshot & Odds
911 St. Louis Cardinals at 912 Los Angeles Dodgers
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
10:10 p.m. ET, Dodger Stadium
TV: STL (FSMW); LAD (SNLA)
Public Betting Trends
According to oddsmakers, the Dodgers as a -180 favorite. As of this writing, 62% of the betting tickets wagered at online sportsbooks are on the Dodgers to beat the Cardinals on the moneyline.
Cardinals to start Poncedeleon Tuesday night in L.A.
Daniel Poncedeleon will start for the Cardinals on Tuesday versus the Dodgers. He’s taking the rotation spot of Luke Weaver, who will move to the Cards’ bullpen. Poncedeleon spun seven no-hit innings in his lone big league start last month and has posted a 3.38 ERA over five relief appearances since then. A 10/9 K/BB ratio over 17 2/3 innings isn’t pretty, though, and he’ll be a risky streaming option Tuesday especially since he could be fairly limited from a pitch count perspective. Poncedeleon could get a shot at additional starts but is likely just keeping a rotation spot warm for Michael Wacha (oblique)
Dodgers’ Ryu delivers six scoreless innings in return from disabled list
Hyun-Jin Ryu was stellar in his return from the disabled list on Wednesday, pitching six scoreless innings against the Giants. Ryu allowed three hits, walked none and struck out six before coming out. It was a performance much like a few he had before going down with a groin injury at the beginning of May. He can be highly useful in mixed leagues for however long he’s healthy this time.
MLB Betting Trends
St. Louis
The Cardinals have won four of their last five games played on Tuesday.
Los Angeles
The Dodgers are 9-3 in their last 12 home games when facing a right-handed starter.
Prediction:
The Cardinals have won six straight games on the road and are 19-7 in their last 26 games overall. They’ve also won eight of 10 following a win and 10 of 11 after scoring five runs or more in their previous game. On the other side, the Dodgers have dropped seven of 10 overall and five of seven at home.
The Pick: St. Louis Cardinals +160
