Should I Bet the Over in the Cardinals vs. Dodgers Game Wednesday August 6?
The total on the Cardinals-Dodgers game Wednesday has shot up form 8.5 to 9.5. Money was on the Under at around 80% with the volume of bets on the Over at better than 65%.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (6-9, 3.96 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 84 strikeouts); Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani (0-0, 2.40 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)
Liberatore has struggled on the road this season with an ERA of 4.39.
Liberatore allowed four runs — one earned — in 4 1/3 innings in a loss to the Padres on Friday. He lost his previous start as well.
Dodgers career statistics vs. Matthew Liberatore are .360, but with a relatively small sampling of 20 at bats (7 hits allowed).
The Los Angeles Dodgers play the St. Louis Cardinals after Max Muncy's four-hit game on Tuesday.
Los Angeles has a 36-22 record in home games and a 66-48 record overall. The Dodgers lead the NL with 169 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
St. Louis has gone 25-34 on the road and 57-58 overall. Cardinals hitters have a collective .388 slugging percentage to rank 10th in the NL.
Wednesday's game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Cardinals hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Will Smith leads the Dodgers with a .321 batting average, and has 19 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs, 51 walks and 50 RBI. Freddie Freeman is 14 for 40 with three home runs and 12 RBI over the last 10 games.
Brendan Donovan has 24 doubles and nine home runs while hitting .279 for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson is 7 for 34 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 5-5, .254 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Cardinals: 3-7, .201 batting average, 4.76 ERA, outscored by 19 runs
The 9.5 is a high number for us, especially with Liberatore overdue with a decent enough performance and Ohtani on the mound.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
