Its Wednesday, August 6 and the Cardinals (57-57) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (65-48). Matthew Liberatore is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Shohei Ohtani for Los Angeles.
The Dodgers dominated Tuesday night’s meeting 12-6 to even up the series as Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez both homered twice. Los Angeles is 5-5 in the last 10 games, while St. Louis is 3-7 in theirs, so neither has played great recently.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Cardinals at Dodgers
- Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
- Time: 4:10PM EST
- Site: Dodger Stadium
- City: Los Angeles, CA
- Network/Streaming: FDSNMW, SNLA, MLBN
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Odds for the Cardinals at the Dodgers
The latest odds as of Wednesday:
- Moneyline: Cardinals (+168), Dodgers (-202)
- Spread: Dodgers -1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Cardinals at Dodgers
- Pitching matchup for August 6, 2025: Matthew Liberatore vs. Shohei Ohtani
- Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore, (6-9, 3.96 ERA)
Last outing: 2.08 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 1 Strikeouts - Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani, (0-0, 2.40 ERA)
Last outing: 0.00 ERA, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 0 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 2 Strikeouts
- Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore, (6-9, 3.96 ERA)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Cardinals and the Dodgers
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Wednesday’s game between the Cardinals and the Dodgers:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Los Angeles Dodgers on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the St. Louis Cardinals at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 9.0.
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Cardinals at Dodgers
- The Dodgers are 5-5 in the last 10 games
- The Cardinals are 3-7 in the last 10 games
- The Cardinals have lost 13 of their last 20 games
- 11 of the Dodgers’ last 13 games (85%) have stayed under the Total
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the Run Line in 3 straight home games
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