Dodgers vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Hey sports fans, get ready for a showdown that’s sizzling hotter than the mid-August sun at Busch Stadium! Tonight, the high-flying Los Angeles Dodgers, who are sitting pretty at the top of the National League, are looking to keep their cool against the St. Louis Cardinals, who are scrapping hard to climb up from their spot in the standings. With the first pitch at 07:15 PM EST, the air is buzzing not just with the 84.9° heat and a gentle breeze from the west-northwest, but also with the anticipation of a clash that’s set to be as intense as the betting lines. After a nail-biter that saw the Dodgers edge out the Cardinals just yesterday, both teams are fired up for a rematch. Will the Dodgers continue their dominant streak, or will the Cardinals play a tune that changes the rhythm of the league? As the numbers stack and the fans pick their fantasy faves, tonight’s game might just show us if the Dodgers can keep dodging trouble or if the Cardinals will start stacking the deck in their favor!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 17, 2024 07:15PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Sunny with winds from the WNW at 10.5 mph. Temperature is at 84.9° with 63% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	LAD ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-183	+151	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-134	+112	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+49	-39	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

181W-122L

57.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

162W-137L

42.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
03/28/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-0.5
03/28/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	7	Under	-0.5
03/29/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+0.5
03/29/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	6	Over	+0.5
03/30/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+2.5
03/30/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Over	+2.5
03/31/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Over	+0.5
03/31/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Over	+0.5
08/16/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	7	Over	+4.5
08/16/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+4.5
04/28/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+1.5
04/28/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	7	Over	+1.5
04/29/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-7.5
04/29/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	1	Under	-7.5
04/30/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+0.5
04/30/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	6	Over	+0.5
05/18/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	8	Over	+15.5
05/18/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	16	Over	+15.5
05/19/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Under	-3.5
05/19/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-3.5
05/20/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Over	+2.5
05/20/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+2.5
05/21/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Over	+6.5
05/21/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	10	Over	+6.5

Dodgers Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Bobby Miller

ERA 8.069 | IP 29.0 | 1.0W-2.0L | KO 27.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-09-24	@PHI	1-10L	4.0	10	9	2	Over
07-02-24	vsARI	5-6W	5.0	4	2	4	Over
06-25-24	@CWS	4-3W	2.0	4	3	1	Under
06-19-24	@COL	6-7L	6.3	6	5	2	Over
04-10-24	@MIN	2-3L	4.0	5	2	4	Under
04-05-24	@CHC	7-9L	1.7	4	5	3	Over
03-29-24	vsSTL	3-6W	6.0	2	0	11	Push
10-01-23	@SF	5-2W	4.0	1	0	4	Under
09-26-23	@COL	11-2W	7.0	7	2	9	Over
09-20-23	vsDET	4-2L	6.0	3	2	7	Under

Andre Pallante

ERA 4.211 | IP 72.7 | 4.0W-6.0L | KO 55.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-10-24	@KC	3-8L	5.7	3	2	4	Over
08-05-24	vsNYM	6-0L	4.7	5	5	2	Under
07-29-24	vsTEX	6-3L	5.0	7	3	5	Push
07-22-24	@PIT	1-2L	6.0	3	1	3	Under
07-10-24	vsKC	6-4L	6.3	6	4	5	Over
07-04-24	@PIT	3-2W	7.0	4	1	5	Under
06-28-24	vsCIN	0-1W	5.3	4	0	5	Under
06-20-24	vsSF	5-6W	5.3	7	5	5	Over
06-15-24	@CHC	1-5L	3.3	5	2	4	Under
06-09-24	vsCOL	1-5W	5.0	3	0	6	Under

Dodgers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/18	vs STL	7-6W	12	3	Over
08/17	vs MIL	4-6L	10	0	Over
08/16	vs MIL	4-5L	9	0	Push
08/15	vs MIL	7-2W	13	4	Push
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	Push

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/18	@ LAD	6-7L	6	3	Over
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	Push
08/04	vs CHC	3-6L	4	0	Push
08/03	vs CHC	4-5L	12	2	Push
08/02	@ TEX	10-1W	14	0	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Los Angeles Dodgers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Shohei Ohtani	11.0	14.5	0.291	0.616	0.440	1.056	0.415	0.080
#2 Mookie Betts	11.0	14.3	0.299	0.486	0.456	0.942	0.372	0.037
#3 Freddie Freeman	9.4	12.5	0.296	0.498	0.457	0.954	0.377	0.041
#4 Teoscar Hernandez	8.6	11.4	0.270	0.500	0.364	0.864	0.351	0.057
#5 Gavin Lux	7.2	9.4	0.255	0.390	0.344	0.733	0.301	0.025
#6 Will Smith	8.0	10.8	0.241	0.432	0.368	0.801	0.325	0.044
#7 Miguel Rojas	6.6	8.5	0.275	0.404	0.335	0.739	0.306	0.014
#8 Kevin Kiermaier	6.3	8.2	0.200	0.314	0.259	0.573	0.241	0.018
#9 Kike Hernandez	5.8	7.6	0.216	0.337	0.301	0.638	0.265	0.025

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	8.6	11.0	0.275	0.422	0.355	0.777	0.318	0.024
#2 Alec Burleson	8.1	10.6	0.269	0.443	0.323	0.765	0.316	0.046
#3 Willson Contreras	8.4	11.2	0.260	0.480	0.440	0.921	0.364	0.054
#4 Nolan Arenado	8.4	10.9	0.262	0.384	0.350	0.734	0.302	0.028
#5 Brendan Donovan	7.2	9.4	0.262	0.389	0.367	0.756	0.310	0.020
#6 Paul Goldschmidt	7.4	9.6	0.233	0.399	0.320	0.719	0.296	0.041
#7 Lars Nootbaar	7.0	9.1	0.230	0.376	0.367	0.743	0.302	0.031
#8 Tommy Pham	7.3	9.3	0.265	0.399	0.367	0.767	0.313	0.022
#9 Victor Scott II	4.8	6.3	0.120	0.207	0.163	0.370	0.161	0.011

Dodgers Notable Injuries

Tyler Glasnow OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/13/24. Impact: 9.1
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
Matt Carpenter OUT (1B/3B): Avg: 0.255 SLG:0.382 Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 1.9
Michael Siani OUT (OF): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.325 Last game: 08/05/24. Impact: 2.8