Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 8/5/25, 7:06 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 8/17/25 at 2:47 PM in MLB Picks

The Cardinals won the June series between the Cardinals and Dodgers in St. Louis, and the Cardinals also won Game 1 of the series in Los Angeles in a thrilling 3-2 victory, with St. Louis winning as the underdogs at +153.

Two of the Cardinals' three runs came on solo home runs, one by Winn and the other by Iván Herrera; Freeman, for the Dodgers, hit his 13th home run of the season and third since July 30. Without Helsley, who departed for the Mets, the Cardinals used Jojo Romero to close out the game; he was able to do so by earning his second save of the season with an excellent, pivotal catch against the foul line by Nootbaar in the ninth inning. The one who delivered that blast that went to the Cardinals' RF was Mookie Betts, who has been particularly cold with the bat in August, since July 30. He went 0-for-20 and expressed concern about it.

The Dodgers will be favorites at -185 to win it over the Cardinals on Tuesday. Emmet Sheehan will be pitching for the Dodgers, the last of a six-man rotation after Snell suffered shoulder issues and returned to the disabled list.