Baseball bettors look for value at Busch Stadium on Wednesday as host St. Louis battles the Los Angeles Dodgers in baseball odds action.

Shelby Miller will take the mound for St. Louis, and he'll carry a 11-7 record into the contest. Ricky Nolasco gets the ball for Los Angeles; he's 7-9 so far this season.



View LA Dodgers vs St Louis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Los Angeles before the first pitch in this match found them as +-130-moneyline underdogs earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the total of 7.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Cardinals sit at No. 1 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Dodgers sit at a National League No. 2 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between St. Louis and its National League No. 1-rated batting order, averaging 5 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 9 lineup of the Dodgers at 3.9 runs per outing.

St. Louis owns the National League's No. 3 defense, allowing 3.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Los Angeles' National League No. 5-rated defense.

The Dodgers were a 5-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at +136 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. Los Angeles looks to rebound from a loss to the Cardinals, who beat them 5-1 on Tuesday behind a start from Joe Kelly at Busch Stadium.




Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 9-1

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

A few Dodgers at Cardinals trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 15-1 SU in their last 16 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis' last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 7 games


Next up:
LA Dodgers at St. Louis, Thursday, August 8