LA Dodgers (20-11) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (18-13) May 1, 2026 8:15 pm EDT The Line: St. Louis Cardinals +149 / LA Dodgers -181; Over/Under: 8.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Wednesday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals prediction.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will send out Emmet Sheehan for the start here and Sheehan is 2-0 with a 4.78 ERA and 28 strikeouts this season. This will be Sheehan’s second career start against the Cardinals. St. Louis will send out Matthew Liberatore for the start here and is 0-1 with a 4.75 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. This will be Liberatore’s second career start against the Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers come into this game looking to bounce back from their 3-2 loss at the hands of the Miami Marlins last time out to sit at 20-11 this season. After this series, the Dodgers will head on the road for a series against the Houston Astros.
Andy Pages has 36 hits with 7 doubles, 5 home runs and 25 RBIs while Teoscar Hernandez has 23 hits with 4 doubles, 4 home runs and 17 RBIs. Shohei Ohtani has 30 hits with 6 doubles, 6 home runs and 13 RBIs and Freddie Freeman has 30 hits with 7 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs and 15 RBIs this season. Will Smith has 3 home runs as well this season. Max Muncy’s added 29 hits with 3 doubles, 9 home runs and 11 RBIs and Kyle Tucker has 28 hits with 6 doubles, 3 home runs and 15 RBIs this season.
The St. Louis Cardinals come into this game looking to build on their 10-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates last time out to sit at 18-13 this season. After this series, the Cardinals will take on the Milwaukee Brewers at home.
Jordan Walker leads the Cardinals with 33 hits, 4 doubles, 9 home runs and 23 RBIs while Alec Burleson has 33 hits with 8 doubles, 4 home runs and 25 RBIs. JJ Wetherholt has 30 hits with 7 home runs and 16 RBIs while Ivan Herrera has 27 hits with 7 doubles, 4 home runs and 14 RBIs. Nolan Gorman has 23 hits with 4 home runs and 19 RBIs this season. Masyn Winn’s added 25 hits with 5 doubles and 13 RBIs and Nathan Church has 20 hits with 5 home runs and 15 RBIs this season.
I’m on the Dodgers in this one. I get the case to be made for the Cardinals as home dogs, but Liberatore in my eyes might be the weak link of the Cardinals rotation and I think the Dodgers are more than capable of taking advantage here. The Dodgers have hit lefties very well this season and in the end I think that proves to be the difference here. Give me Los Angeles.