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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The fans at Busch Stadium will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals when they take their seats on Monday.
The Dodgers will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Max Scherzer in this game. Scherzer has a 12-4 record and a 2.40 ERA this season.
Scherzer's opponent in this one will be Miles Mikolas. The Cardinals right hander has a 4.41 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -185-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 7.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 6-5 loser on the road against the Brewers. Bettors on Milwaukee at -225 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
The Dodgers were a 6-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Giants. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at 163 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 86-51 SU
LA Dodgers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 69-66 SU
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of St. Louis's last 19 games when playing LA Dodgers
Next up:
Los Angeles at St. Louis Tuesday, September 7