The St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Dodger Stadium.
Chris Carpenter will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Carpenter is 0-2 this season with a 5.82 ERA.
Carpenter's opponent in this one will be Chad Billingsley. The Dodgers righthander has a 7.71 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 126-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 9-2 winner as they battled the Dodgers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at +145 were rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Current streak: St. Louis has won 4 straight games. Los Angeles has lost 5 straight games.
Team records: St. Louis: 8-7 SU Los Angeles: 6-9 SU
St. Louis most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Washington are 4-6 After playing LA Dodgers are 7-3 After a win are 7-3
Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Atlanta are 3-7 After playing St. Louis are 2-8 After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road St. Louis is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
Next up: St. Louis home to Washington, Tuesday, April 19 LA Dodgers home to Atlanta, Monday, April 18
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