St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/4/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Monday, August 4, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+125) Los Angeles (-145)

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (63-46) will play the St. Louis Cardinals (55-55) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Cardinals at +125 and the Dodgers are sitting at -145. The total is 9. The men taking the mound will be Sonny Gray and Tyler Glasnow.

St. Louis has a slugging % of .389 and have struck out 840 times, while drawing a walk on 346 occasions. They have amassed 461 RBI's in addition to 924 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is .250. The Cardinals have hit 195 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 105 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 483 runs scored while having a team OBP of .320. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which is 14th in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. Cardinals pitchers have given up 104 home runs and 492 runs (21st in baseball). St. Louis has given up 961 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 451 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 4.17 for the season (19th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 800 hitters. They have walked 288 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.82 as a team this season.

The Cardinals have sent 329 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 144 runners on the year with 31.9% of those runners crossed home plate. They have recorded 26 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of 40 chances to save the game. The Cardinals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 65.0% and have entered the game in 106 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 63 holds on the campaign (13th in baseball). Cardinals pitchers have entered the game with runners on 106 times in addition to having 106 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have transformed 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,754 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 20th in pro baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned 2,918 putouts for the season, as well as 1,059 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them ranked 5th in baseball, and have accumulated 83 double plays.

Gray has taken the ball for 1,858 frames and has racked up 1,857 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.56 (736 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.195. He has given up 1,618 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 603 walks. Gray (121-99 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.51 while facing 7,702 batters in the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a batting average of .255 for the year. They have been rung up on 920 instances (13th in baseball) and have tallied 946 base hits. Los Angeles has accumulated 163 home runs on the campaign and 548 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .442 and they are scoring 5.21 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have hit 177 doubles, while taking a walk 397 times as well as scoring 568 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 501 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.24 (458 earned runs allowed). They have given up 131 home runs and they surrender 4.64 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.320 with a FIP of 4.22 as a unit for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (958 strikeouts vs 386 walks). They are sitting at 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 896.

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 26.8% out of 157 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 115 times in high leverage situations in addition to 99 occasions with runners on base. With 132 save situations, the Dodgers have accrued 79 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They are currently ranked 8th in MLB holding a save percentage of 67.3%, and they have dispatched 396 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the game in 49 save opportunities and they have recorded 33 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 78 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in the majors). The Dodgers have racked up 928 assists, 52 errors and have earned a total of 2,914 putouts on the season. In 8,742 innings on the field, the Dodgers hold a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (15th in professional baseball).

In his career, Glasnow has allowed 544 hits and he has 895 punch outs in 703 innings. Glasnow (40-34 career mark) has a 3.79 ERA while giving up 7.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 296 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.155 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.34 and he has gone up against 2,884 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (+125)

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