The Dodgers get a visit from the St. Louis Cardinals in baseball action on Saturday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

For the Dodgers, Ted Lilly gets the ball, charged with keeping the Cardinals hitters off the base paths. He'll face John Gast, 2-0 on the year.



View St Louis vs LA Dodgers Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the MLB moneyline for this matchup, Los Angeles sat as -115 favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook. The total was set at 7.5, according to Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Dodgers sit at No. 8 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Cardinals sit at a National League No. 1 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Los Angeles and its National League No. 14-rated batting order, averaging 3.4 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 3 lineup of the Cardinals at 4.8 runs per outing.

Comparing defensive stats, St. Louis owns the National League's No. 2-rated road mark, allowing 3.4 runs per game on the highway. Los Angeles, on the other hand, rates No. 14 in scoring at home.

The Cardinals were a 7-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Dodgers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got St. Louis at -119 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. Lance Lynn silenced the Dodgers bats in a 7-0 victory last time out versus Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few Cardinals at Dodgers trends to consider:
St. Louis is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 14 of LA Dodgers' last 20 games at home


Next up:
St. Louis at LA Dodgers, Sunday, May 26