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A pair of disappointing teams for MLB bettors will close their three-game series out at Chavez Ravine where the Dodgers will look to close the week out on a high against a road weary Cardinals outfit.
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ODDS ANALYSIS
When taking a gander at each of these teams home/away splits, they don’t make much sense. The Cardinals are currently a sub .500 team at home where they’ve won just nine of 19 games played for a net return of -$343. On the road however, Manager Mike Matheny’s squad has flourished where its scored wins in nine of 15 total games played to tally a $259 return on investment.
The Dodgers have been pretty wretched in front of the hometown faithful as well having just dropped two of the team’s first four against the Mets to fall to 6-10 as a host overall. In doing so, they’ve cost their wagering supporters a hefty $911 overall which has them ranked out as the third worst bet in all of baseball when at home. Only Atlanta and Arizona have been worse.
PROBABLE PITCHERS
Unfortunately for the folks at ESPN, the pitching match-up in this one doesn’t pit each team’s No. 1’s against one another. So instead of taking in Adam Wainwright or Michael Wacha against Clayton Kershaw or Kenta Maeda, Sunday night’s audience gets to take in Mike Leake versus Alex Wood; I think I just threw up in my mouth!
Leake was brought in to be a back of the rotation starter for the Redbirds with a possibility of excelling and putting forth No.3 or possibly No. 2 numbers. With him 1-3 with a bloated 5.10 ERA and 1.25 WHIP entering his eighth start, it’s safe to say he hasn’t lived up to the lucrative deal he signed in the offseason.
However, his ERA is a full run lower when pitching on the road, and he’s only conceded 16 hits (1 HR) and 6 ER with a 12:1 K/BB ratio through 16.1 career innings pitched at Dodger Stadium. He also enters this start off his best outing of the year after going eight strong versus the Angels to log his first win of the season.
Not much better, Alex Wood will take to the starting bump looking to post a win for the first time since his second start in April. Only two of his five starts since that outing have been of quality, and the lefty has only seen LA win three of his seven overall starts.
He will however take to the bump in solid form having allowed just 15 hits and six earned runs with a 25:3 K/BB ratio over his last three starts. Last time out, he limited the Mets to just four hits and 1 ER while striking out nine and walking a pair through 6.1 innings of work. He’s reached the sixth inning in two of his last three starts, so he just might be in a groove.
LIVE BETTING SCENARIO
The Cardinals boast the third ranked scoring offense in the league that scores an average of 5.5 runs per game overall. While the team has been much better against left-handed pitching this season in averaging an impressive 5.8 runs per game – 1.5 RPG more than last season – it’s still only managed to split those eight games in the W/L department.
Wood has been extremely inconsistent for the better part of the last couple seasons. When live betting this one, make it a point to see where his pitch counts at. If the Cardinals extend their at-bats, the dead Wood might show up in this one. If not, it’s highly possible he flourishes once again as efficient he’s been in his two most recent home starts.
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