Dodgers vs cardinals game 5 predictions

Wainwright was in the regular season with a 3. Scherzer was in the regular season with a 2. Odds last updated at a. Play now! If the MLB Wild Card play-in was a three- or five-game series instead of a single-game playoff then Dodgers might be a good bet. However, St. Louis is the only ball club as hot as L. Or any lineup for that matter. In fact, there are two Dodgers batters in their projected lineup with a 0 Run Value vs.

Furthermore, St. Wainwright was defeated once after the All-Star break, pitching into the seventh inning in nine of his 14 starts. Wainwright gave up four runs in 8. The Dodgers beat the Cardinals four times in seven tries this season. Los Angeles is a heavy favorite at home, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Game 1 of that series is scheduled for Friday in San Francisco. The Cardinals ranked just 10th in scoring and seventh in ERA. Los Angeles certainly has the more star-studded roster.

The Dodgers have seven players who made the All-Star team. The veteran right-hander recorded 18 quality starts in his last 22 outings and owns a 2.

Max Scherzer , 2. The right-hander has pitched to a 1. But he is in a mini-slump at the moment. Be sure to monitor the gametime conditions with our MLB weather info.

Dodgers: Max Muncy 1B Out. Find our latest MLB injury reports. The Cardinals are in their last 10 meetings against the Dodgers.

Find more MLB betting trends for Cardinals vs. One of the biggest questions heading into the National League wild-card game is whether the Cardinals carry the momentum of their game winning streak into the postseason?

They went down the stretch before closing the season with meaningless back-to-back losses to the Cubs. The Cardinals saw their offense explode in the final month of the season, helping the team go a ridiculous in September. Now, Mad Max in is a bit of a slump, allowing 10 runs on 17 hits in 10 innings pitched over his last two starts against the Padres and Rockies.

But Scherzer has been an excellent postseason performer over the years and will be primed to bounce back. On top of that, his numbers prior to those two starts were borderline unbelievable. Scherzer posted a 0. That includes a game against St. Louis back on September 6, where he allowed just one unearned run on six hits while striking out 13 in eight innings.

Wainwright has been outstanding this season, too, but the Dodgers present a difficult task. They have arguably the deepest and most talented lineup in the majors and should be able to absorb the loss of Max Muncy if he's unable to go. Maybe try to extract some more value by betting the Dodgers on the five-inning run line or the Cardinals on an alternate run line odds. A total of 7. And of course, their bats came alive in September, plating 5.