Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/7/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-130) St. Louis (+110)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (37-25) are headed to Busch Stadium on Saturday where they will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (33-27). The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -130 and the Cardinals are sitting at +110. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Erick Fedde.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .466 and have struck out 515 times, while drawing a walk on 234 occasions. They have 340 runs batted in in addition to 564 hits this season, and their team batting average is at .265. The Dodgers have accrued 106 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 101 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 353 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .341. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.7 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in the league.

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The Dodgers have an earned run average of 4.12 so far this season (22nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 563 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 80 long balls and 278 runs in total (22nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 218 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a unit on the season. Los Angeles has given up 499 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 254 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29.

Dodgers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 49 times as well as having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 46 holds on the season (4th in MLB). The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 60.0% and have entered the game in 78 save situations. They have compiled 18 saves on the year and have blown 12 of their 30 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 64 runners so far this year with 23.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 225 relievers to the mound this year.

The Dodgers have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,995 innings on the field, ranking them 16th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have notched a total of 1,665 putouts thus far, in addition to 536 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which ranks 11th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 49 double plays.

Yamamoto (13-6 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 2.71 and he has gone up against 635 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 123 base knocks (7.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 45 free passes. His ERA is 2.75 (48 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.069. Yamamoto has taken the mound for 157 innings and is sitting with 182 punch outs thus far in his career.

The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with an OBP of .329 and a team batting average of .259 on the season. They have struck out on 465 occasions (26th in MLB) and have notched a total of 527 base hits. St. Louis has accumulated 54 home runs for the season to go along with 265 RBIs. The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .397 and they score 4.67 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have hit 112 doubles, while taking a walk 197 times as well as racking up 280 runs.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.249 in addition to having a FIP of 3.65 as a squad on the year. They rank 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 495. The St. Louis pitching staff have yielded 253 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.89 (229 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.30 (431 strikeouts against 167 walks). They have given up 47 dingers and they relinquish 4.29 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

With 69 save situations, the Cardinals have 41 holds and 8 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 25 save chances and they have come away with 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 72 times in high leverage situations in addition to 56 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.3% out of their 77 inherited base runners. They sit at 10th in baseball with a save rate of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 180 relief pitchers onto the field on the season.

In their 4,776 innings on the field, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (14th in pro baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 40 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in professional baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 580 assists, 24 errors and have earned 1,592 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Fedde has given up 714 hits and he has 550 K's in 699 innings. Fedde (33-47 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.72 earned run average and has given up 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 367 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.410 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and he has faced 3,022 batters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis (+110) and under 8.5 runs

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