St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/5/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+110) Los Angeles (-132)

The St. Louis Cardinals (56-57) are en route to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (65-47). The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at +110 and the Dodgers are priced at -132. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Miles Mikolas and Emmet Sheehan.

The Cardinals have earned 198 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 107 baseballs out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .388 and have struck out 872 times, while being walked on 351 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.4 runs/g, which has them sitting at 14th in MLB. They have compiled 473 runs batted in in addition to 946 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .249. They are sitting with 495 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .319.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 107 home runs and also 508 runs in total (22nd in baseball). St. Louis has surrendered 987 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 464 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.19 for the season (20th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 816 hitters. They have walked 297 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a team this season.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 65.9% and have stepped onto the mound in 108 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 147 base runners so far this year and 32.7% of those players crossed home plate. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 107 times as well as having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 336 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have racked up 64 holds for the year (13th in the league). They have 27 saves this year and have blown 14 of their 41 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 2,993 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,091 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 6th in MLB, and have earned 85 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 69.4% of balls in play into outs in their 8,979 innings, which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball.

Mikolas has thrown 1,204 innings and has earned 870 punch outs during his MLB career. Mikolas (70-72 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.15 and he has faced 5,008 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.22 (564 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.208. He has given up 1,223 base hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 232 walks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an OBP of .329 as well as a team batting average of .254 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 949 instances (12th in MLB) and have a total of 969 hits. Los Angeles has tallied 164 home runs on the season and 556 runs batted in. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .439 and they tally 5.14 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have recorded 182 doubles, while taking a walk 404 times and racking up 576 runs.

The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.309 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a team on the season. They are currently ranked 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 917. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 505 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.17 (462 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (988 strikeouts vs 388 walks). They have conceded 134 long balls and they surrender 4.56 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have walked away with 35 saves. They sit at 5th in the league with a save rate of 68.6%, and they have dispatched 404 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 117 times in high leverage situations in addition to 101 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 26.1% out of 161 inherited base runners. With 137 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 82 holds and also 16 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 78 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 954 assists, 54 errors and have notched a total of 2,992 putouts on the campaign. In 8,976 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Sheehan has given up 67 hits while totaling 90 punch outs in 85 innings. Sheehan (6-3 career record) has earned a 4.55 ERA while giving up 7.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 43 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.210 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and he has faced 352 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (+110)

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