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

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+150) Los Angeles (-182)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (65-48) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (57-57) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have St. Louis at +150 and Los Angeles is priced at -182. The betting total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Matthew Liberatore and Shohei Ohtani.

The Cardinals have tallied 198 doubles as a squad and have smacked 109 balls out of the park. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .387 and have been called out on strikes 881 times, while drawing a walk on 353 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 14th in the league. They have accrued 476 runs batted in as well as 953 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .249. They have accumulated 498 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .318.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.28. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 108 home runs in addition to 510 runs in total (22nd in the league). St. Louis has surrendered 990 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 466 earned runs. The Cardinals have an ERA of 4.17 so far this year (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 825 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 299 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.85 as a squad on the season.

The Cardinals have sent 338 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 147 base runners for the season and 32.7% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 28 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 out of their 43 save opportunities. The Cardinals relievers have compiled a save rate of 65.1% and have come into the game in 110 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 64 holds so far this season (15th in baseball). Cardinals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 107 times as well as having 110 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs in their 9,060 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 18th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned 3,020 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,100 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which has them sitting 5th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 85 double plays.

Liberatore has pitched in 291 frames and has accounted for 234 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.61 (149 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.371. He has given up 302 base hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) with 97 free passes. Liberatore (14-21 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.54 while he has gone up against 1,258 batters in the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned an on-base percentage of .328 as well as a batting average of .253 for the year. They have struck out on 958 occasions (14th in MLB) and are sitting with 972 base hits. Los Angeles has compiled 165 home runs for the year and 558 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .437 and they average 5.12 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have 183 doubles, while getting a free base 406 times as well as notching 578 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 508 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.16 (465 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 136 home runs and they relinquish 4.54 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.306 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.19 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (997 strikeouts vs 390 walks). They come in at 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 924.

Los Angeles has called on relievers to take the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have recorded 35 saves. They are currently ranked 5th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.6%, and they have sent 407 relievers to the mound on the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 119 times in high leverage situations in addition to 102 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.8% out of 163 inherited base runners. With 137 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 82 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

In their 9,057 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (15th in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 78 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 964 assists, 54 errors and have earned 3,019 putouts this year.

Ohtani (38-19 career record) has earned a 2.99 earned run average and has surrendered 6.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.51 and he has gone up against 2,014 hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 165 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.088 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.9. In his MLB career, Ohtani has allowed 362 base hits and he has 625 punch outs in 496 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (+150)

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