Dodgers Vs Cardinals: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 13, 2022

Freddie Freeman leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (56-30) into a matchup with Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals (48-42) on Wednesday at 7:45 PM ET at Busch Stadium. Freeman is batting .311, the eighth-best batting average in the league, for the Dodgers, while Goldschmidt is second at .333 for the Cardinals. Los Angeles’ (-166 to win) Tony Gonsolin and St. Louis’ (+141) Adam Wainwright pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

The betting trends in the article below reflect odds as of July 13, 2022 at 7:56 PM ET.

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Dodgers vs Cardinals Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Dodgers Probable Starter Tony Gonsolin

• Gonsolin (11-0) takes the mound for the Dodgers in his 17th start of the season. He has a 1.62 ERA in 88 2/3 innings pitched, with 80 strikeouts.
• The right-hander’s last time out came on Friday against the Chicago Cubs, when he tossed 7 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing four hits.
• The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 1.62, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 16 games this season. Opponents have a .156 batting average against him.
• Gonsolin is looking for his third quality start in a row.
• The opposing Cardinals offense has a collective .251 batting average, and is fifth in the league with 768 total hits and ninth in MLB play with 407 runs scored. It has the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.402) and ranks 15th in home runs (95) in all of MLB.
• The 28-year-old ranks first in ERA (1.62), first in WHIP (.801), and 30th in K/9 (8.1) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 13, 2022 at 7:56 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cardinals Stats vs Gonsolin

Cardinals Probable Starter Adam Wainwright

• Wainwright (6-7) will take the mound for the Cardinals, his 18th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 9 2/3 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up two earned runs while allowing five hits.
• The 40-year-old has pitched in 17 games this season with an ERA of 3.15 and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .252.
• In 17 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 10 of them.
• The Dodgers rank second in MLB with 435 runs scored this season. They have a .254 batting average this campaign with 111 home runs (ninth in the league).
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 40-year-old ranks 23rd in ERA (3.15), 37th in WHIP (1.211), and 47th in K/9 (7.2).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 13, 2022 at 7:56 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Dodgers Stats vs Wainwright

Dodgers Betting Trends

• The Dodgers have won 65.5% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (55-29).
• Los Angeles has gone 41-20 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -166 or shorter (67.2%).
• The Dodgers have an implied moneyline win probability of 62.4% in this matchup.
• In the 86 games bookmakers have set an over/under for Los Angeles, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 33 times (33-46-7).
• The Dodgers have covered 58.1% of their games this season, going 50-36-0 ATS.

Cardinals Betting Trends

• The Cardinals have won 19, or 42.2%, of the 45 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• St. Louis has a record of 1-6 when they’re set as an underdog of +141 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 41.5% chance to win.
• St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 41 of their 90 games with a total this season.
• The Cardinals are 47-43-0 against the spread in their 90 chances this season.

Dodgers Players to Watch

• Freeman has an on-base percentage of .387 and a slugging percentage of .510. Both lead the Dodgers. Overall, he’s batting .311 with 28 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 41 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters, Freeman ranks eighth in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks eighth and he is 18th in slugging.
• Trea Turner is batting .303 with 22 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 26 walks.
• Turner currently ranks 16th in batting average, 38th in on base percentage, and 28th in slugging among qualified hitters.
• Mookie Betts is hitting .275 with 15 doubles, 20 home runs and 31 walks. He has racked up 77 hits, a team-best for the Dodgers.
• Will Smith has 11 doubles, 13 home runs and 35 walks while hitting .261.
• Smith takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a double, three walks and five RBI.

Dodgers Batting Stats (2022)

Cardinals Players to Watch

• Goldschmidt leads St. Louis with 108 hits and an OBP of .417, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .596.
• Among all the qualified batters in the majors, Goldschmidt ranks second in batting average, second in on-base percentage, and fourth in slugging percentage.
• Nolan Arenado has collected 94 hits this season to earn an on-base percentage of .360.
• Arenado is 24th in batting average, 32nd in on-base percentage and 16th in slugging percentage in the majors.
• Tommy Edman has collected 88 base hits, an OBP of .320 and a slugging percentage of .372 this season.
• Dylan Carlson has been key for St. Louis with 63 hits, an OBP of .319 plus a slugging percentage of .402.

Cardinals Batting Stats (2022)

Dodgers vs Cardinals Player Props

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