The Los Angeles Dodgers host the St. Louis Cardinals on September 1, 2026. First pitch from UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on CARD.
The Dodgers are favored by -177 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the run line. The Cardinals are +145 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 8.5 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Cardinals vs Dodgers prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Cardinals vs Dodgers Prediction
- Cardinals vs Dodgers Pick: Cardinals F5 ML (+130, DraftKings | Play to +125)
My Cardinals vs Dodgers best bet is on St. Louis to win the first five innings. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Cardinals vs Dodgers Odds
| Cardinals Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 +115 | 8.5 -128o / -102u | +145 |
| Dodgers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 -141 | 8.5 -128o / -102u | -177 |
- Cardinals vs Dodgers moneyline: Cardinals +145, Dodgers -177
- Cardinals vs Dodgers over/under: 8.5 (-128o / -102u)
- Cardinals vs Dodgers spread: Dodgers -1.5 (+115 ), Cardinals +1.5 (-141)
Cardinals vs Dodgers Probable Pitchers
| Michael McGreevy | Stat | Eric Lauer |
|---|---|---|
| 5-9 | W-L | 8-6 |
| 1.3 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | -0.3 |
| 3.86 / 5.41 | ERA / xERA | 4.78 / 4.77 |
| 4.36 / 4.21 | FIP / xFIP | 5.80 / 5.32 |
| 10.2 | K-BB% | 8 |
| 43.9 | GB% | 31.3 |
| .280 | BABIP | .237 |
| 81 | Stuff+ | 88 |
| 111 | Location+ | 104 |
Cardinals vs Dodgers MLB Betting Preview
Cardinals vs Dodgers Pick, Betting Analysis
After a brief period of improved results when he initially joined the Dodgers, Eric Lauer has been far from effective of late in pitching to an ERA of 4.65 with an xFIP of 5.29 throughout his last 40 and 2/3 innings of work. He holds a Stuff+ rating of 89 in that span and has allowed a zone contact rate of 88.8%.
Since June 1, the Cardinals hold a wRC+ of 101 versus left-handed pitching and own the third-lowest strikeout rate in baseball. They have been even more potent versus lefties of late, posting a 115 wRC+ against southpaws over the last 30 days while ranking eighth in hard-hit rate and seventh in BB/K ratio.
Michael McGreevy has pitched to an ERA of 4.58 throughout his last 59 innings, with an xFIP of 4.36 and a Pitching+ rating of 96. He was torched in his most recent start versus the Orioles, but there still seems to be a fairly sound case for preferring him over Lauer.
Obviously, on paper, the Dodgers lineup should be expected to trend toward better results as the playoffs draw closer, but over what has become a fairly large sample, Los Angeles has not hit right-handed pitching effectively. Over the last two months, the Dodgers hold a wRC+ of just 89 versus righties and rank 16th in expected wOBA, and perhaps a level of complacency has crept into the team.
Pick: Cardinals F5 ML (+130, DraftKings | Play to +125)
