Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-275) St. Louis (+220)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (38-25) are traveling to Busch Stadium on Sunday where they will play the St. Louis Cardinals (34-28). The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -275 and the Cardinals are sitting at +220. The over/under is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dustin May and Michael McGreevy.

The Dodgers have earned 108 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 101 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .465 and have struck out 522 times, while drawing a walk on 238 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.7 runs per contest, which is 2nd in the league. They have accumulated 345 runs batted in in addition to 573 hits for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .266. They are sitting with 359 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .341.

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The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 4.13 on the year (22nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 570 batters. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 83 home runs and also 283 runs (22nd in baseball). They have walked 225 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.30 as a team for the season. Los Angeles has given up 510 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 259 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.53 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30.

The Dodgers have dispatched 229 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 69 base runners for the season with 21.7% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 19 saves for the year and have not converted 12 of their 31 save chances. The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save rate of 61.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 79 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 46 holds on the year (4th in baseball). Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 52 times as well as having 67 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Dodgers have transformed 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,076 innings on the field, ranking them 16th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have earned 1,692 putouts this season, in addition to 542 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them ranked 9th in the majors, and have earned 50 double plays.

May has pitched in 252 frames and has earned 237 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.35 (94 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.101. He has surrendered 199 base hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) with 79 free passes. May (15-13 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.30 while he has faced 1,032 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

St. Louis has compiled 56 HRs this year and 276 RBIs. They have put up 114 two-baggers, while walking 204 times and putting up 291 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .257 for the season. The Cardinals hold a team slugging percentage of .395 and they are recording 4.69 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have been rung up on 481 occasions (24th in baseball) and have tallied 542 hits.

The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 265 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.93 (240 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 50 home runs and they yield 4.34 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.258 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.20 (441 strikeouts vs 172 walks). They rank 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 519.

St. Louis has called on relievers to enter the game in 26 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. They are ranked 11th in MLB holding a save rate of 65.4%, and they have dispatched 188 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 75 times in high leverage situations and also on 61 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.5% of 81 inherited base runners. With 70 save situations, the Cardinals have 41 holds and 9 blown saves.

Out of their 4,947 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (14th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 42 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in MLB). The Cardinals have racked up 601 assists, 24 errors and have earned a total of 1,649 putouts this season.

McGreevy (4-0 win-loss mark in his career) has a 1.60 earned run average while conceding 5.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 7.67 and he has gone up against 106 batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 5 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.709 and a FIP of 1.6. In his career, McGreevy has allowed 17 base knocks while he has totaled 23 strikeouts in 28 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis (+220) and under 9 runs

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