Dodgers vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some prime Daily Fantasy Sports action as the Los Angeles Dodgers, boasting a slick 71W-51L record, roll into Busch Stadium to clash with the St. Louis Cardinals, who are balancing at .500 with a 60W-60L. The stakes are high with the Dodgers sitting pretty at the top of the National League, while the Cardinals are trying to claw back, sitting 8.5 games behind. Tonight’s matchup, kicking off at 08:15 PM EST, promises some serious heat with an over/under of 9.5, and the betting odds tilting in favor of the Dodgers at -136. Both teams are shaking off recent losses and the partly cloudy skies in St. Louis with a breezy 10.5 mph wind might just reflect the mood of redemption hanging in the air. So, as the Dodgers aim to ‘steal’ another victory and the Cardinals look to ‘fly’ above their recent slump, expect every pitch to be a flight of fancy in this high-flying showdown.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 16, 2024 08:15PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the W at 10.5 mph. Temperature is at 89.1° with 59% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	LAD ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-136	+114	9.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-142	+119	9.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-6	+5	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

180W-122L

58.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

162W-136L

41.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
03/28/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-1.5
03/28/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	7	Under	-1.5
03/29/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-0.5
03/29/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	6	Under	-0.5
03/30/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+1.5
03/30/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Over	+1.5
03/31/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-0.5
03/31/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Under	-0.5
04/28/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+0.5
04/28/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	7	Over	+0.5
04/29/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-8.5
04/29/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	1	Under	-8.5
04/30/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-0.5
04/30/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	6	Under	-0.5
05/18/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	8	Over	+14.5
05/18/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	16	Over	+14.5
05/19/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Under	-4.5
05/19/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-4.5
05/20/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Over	+1.5
05/20/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+1.5
05/21/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Over	+5.5
05/21/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	10	Over	+5.5

Dodgers Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Justin Wrobleski

ERA 4.05 | IP 20.0 | 0.0W-1.0L | KO 15.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-27-24	@HOU	6-7L	5.7	4	2	2	Over
07-20-24	vsBOS	6-7W	4.3	3	0	5	Over
07-13-24	@DET	9-11L	5.0	5	4	4	Over
07-07-24	vsMIL	9-2L	5.0	5	4	4	Over

Miles Mikolas

ERA 5.102 | IP 127.0 | 8.0W-8.0L | KO 87.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-09-24	@KC	8-5W	4.0	8	5	3	Over
08-04-24	@CHC	2-6L	4.0	8	4	3	Under
07-28-24	vsWAS	3-4W	6.0	7	3	3	Under
07-21-24	@ATL	6-2W	6.0	7	2	3	Under
07-08-24	@WAS	6-0W	6.3	6	0	3	Under
07-03-24	@PIT	4-5L	6.0	5	2	4	Under
06-27-24	vsCIN	11-4L	4.3	12	10	1	Over
06-22-24	vsSF	4-9W	6.0	6	4	3	Over
06-16-24	@CHC	2-1W	6.3	4	1	5	Under
06-11-24	vsPIT	2-1L	7.0	1	0	6	Under

Dodgers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/17	vs MIL	4-6L	10	0	Over
08/16	vs MIL	4-5L	9	0	Under
08/15	vs MIL	7-2W	13	4	Under
08/14	vs MIL	5-2W	6	2	Under
08/13	@ PIT	6-5W	13	0	Over
08/12	@ PIT	4-1W	8	1	Under
08/11	@ PIT	9-5W	8	3	Over
08/09	@ PHI	4-9L	8	0	Over
08/08	@ PHI	2-6L	7	1	Under
08/07	@ PHI	5-3W	9	2	Under
08/06	vs OAK	3-2W	6	0	Under
08/05	vs OAK	10-0W	14	0	Over
08/04	vs OAK	5-6L	6	2	Over
08/02	vs SD	1-8L	3	0	Under
08/01	vs SD	5-6L	7	1	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/16	vs CIN	2-9L	10	0	Over
08/15	vs CIN	1-4L	4	1	Under
08/14	vs CIN	1-6L	5	0	Under
08/12	vs KC	3-8L	10	1	Over
08/11	vs KC	8-5W	13	3	Over
08/10	@ TB	4-6L	9	0	Over
08/09	@ TB	5-2W	9	0	Under
08/08	@ TB	4-3W	8	2	Under
08/07	@ NYM	0-6L	6	0	Under
08/06	vs CHC	2-6L	4	1	Under
08/05	vs CHC	5-4W	9	1	Under
08/04	vs CHC	3-6L	4	0	Under
08/03	vs CHC	4-5L	12	2	Under
08/02	@ TEX	10-1W	14	0	Over
08/01	@ TEX	8-1W	9	2	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Los Angeles Dodgers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Shohei Ohtani	12.5	16.5	0.294	0.623	0.445	1.068	0.419	0.081
#2 Mookie Betts	10.9	14.2	0.298	0.474	0.457	0.931	0.367	0.035
#3 Freddie Freeman	10.2	13.5	0.294	0.499	0.457	0.956	0.378	0.041
#4 Teoscar Hernandez	9.1	12.0	0.272	0.504	0.367	0.872	0.354	0.058
#5 Gavin Lux	8.5	11.1	0.252	0.379	0.342	0.720	0.296	0.022
#6 Will Smith	8.3	11.2	0.241	0.434	0.370	0.804	0.326	0.045
#7 Miguel Rojas	5.9	7.6	0.271	0.397	0.332	0.729	0.302	0.014
#8 Kike Hernandez	6.5	8.5	0.216	0.338	0.302	0.640	0.266	0.025
#9 Kevin Kiermaier	6.8	8.7	0.194	0.296	0.255	0.551	0.232	0.014

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	8.6	11.0	0.275	0.416	0.354	0.770	0.316	0.022
#2 Willson Contreras	8.8	11.7	0.265	0.489	0.449	0.938	0.370	0.055
#3 Tommy Pham	8.4	10.7	0.267	0.402	0.363	0.765	0.313	0.023
#4 Nolan Arenado	8.4	10.9	0.263	0.387	0.350	0.737	0.303	0.028
#5 Paul Goldschmidt	8.5	11.1	0.232	0.393	0.318	0.711	0.293	0.039
#6 Brendan Donovan	6.4	8.3	0.260	0.385	0.362	0.747	0.307	0.021
#7 Jordan Walker	6.6	8.7	0.159	0.254	0.286	0.540	0.228	0.000
#8 Pedro Pages	6.1	7.8	0.236	0.333	0.317	0.650	0.269	0.016
#9 Victor Scott II	4.5	5.9	0.125	0.216	0.170	0.386	0.168	0.011

Dodgers Notable Injuries

River Ryan OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/12/24. Impact: 6.0
Chris Taylor OUT (2B/3B): Avg: 0.171 SLG:0.272 Last game: 07/26/24. Impact: 2.0
Blake Treinen OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/06/24. Impact: 1.4
Brusdar Graterol OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/08/24. Impact: 0.9

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Lance Lynn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 5.7
Michael Siani OUT (OF): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.325 Last game: 08/05/24. Impact: 2.8