St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Michael McGreevy (36) and catcher Yohel Pozo (63) celebrate a win in an MLB game over the New York Mets at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

The LA Dodgers (38-27) and St. Louis Cardinals (36-28) clash in the Sunday finale of a 3-game series. The contest at Busch Stadium in St. Louis is slated for a 2:15 p.m. ET first pitch. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Dodgers vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Cardinals lead 2-0

Los Angeles was shut out 5-0 in Friday's lid-lifter and dropped Saturday's matinee second game 2-1. LA is just 2-5 over its last 7 games.

The Cardinals won Saturday's contest in walk-off fashion. The Redbirds and Dodgers were tied 1-1 when 3B Nolan Arenado stepped to the plate as a pinch hitter with no outs and runners at the corners. Arenado delivered an RBI single to give St. Louis its third win in its last 4 games.

Dodgers at Cardinals projected starters

LHP Clayton Kershaw vs. RHP Michael McGreevy

Kershaw (0-0, 5.17 ERA) is lined up for his fifth start. He has a 1.66 WHIP, 5.2 BB/9 and 4.6 K/9 in 15 2/3 innings.

  • Last outing: No-decision, 4 2/3 IP, 3 ER (5 R), 6 H, 3 BB, 2 K in 6-5, 10-inning home win vs. New York Mets Tuesday
  • Career vs. Cardinals (regular-season): 11-6, 2.87 ERA (141 IP, 45 ER), 1.11 WHIP, 9.6 K/9 in 22 starts
  • Didn't make his 2025 debut until May 17 due to offseason knee and toe surgeries

McGreevy (1-0, 0.00 ERA) is making his first start and second appearance of 2025. He has a 0.35 WHIP, 1.6 BB/9 and 7.9 K/9 in 5 2/3 IP innings.

  • Last outing: Win, 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K in 5-4 home victory vs. Mets in relief May 4
  • 2025 Triple-A Memphis: 6-1, 2.78 ERA (55 IP, 17 ER), 1.27 WHIP, 2.0 BB/9, 9.5 K/9 in 11 starts
  • Last 5 Triple-A starts following May 4 outing vs. Mets: 3-0, 1.37 ERA (26 1/3 IP, 4 ER), 1.25 WHIP, 33 K
  • In 2024 rookie season pitched in 4 games (3 starts), going 3-0 with a 1.96 ERA (23 IP, 5 ER)
  • Has never faced the Dodgers

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Dodgers at Cardinals odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 11:42 p.m. ET.

  • Moneyline (ML): Dodgers -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Cardinals +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Dodgers -1.5 (+120) | Cardinals +1.5 (-145)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -115 | U: -105)

Dodgers at Cardinals picks and predictions

Prediction

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3

Moneyline

St. Louis is 5-2 across its last 7 home games against LA.

McGreevy has logged a 1.57 ERA and solid analytics support numbers over his first 28 2/3 MLB innings (2024-25). Plus, he's coming off a successful month at Triple-A.

Kershaw has run into a lot of bats and too much loud contact so far.

The Cards are a lean. The pitching data going in is incomplete, though, and there isn't much team actual-vs.-expected leverage to add. Consider a partial-unit play on ST. LOUIS (+115).

Run line/Against the spread

No interest. AVOID.

Over/Under

The Under is 4-0 in the last 4 Dodgers-Cardinals games.

Both sides have some runs-allowed-vs.-expected numbers calling for better yields in the pitching-and-defense department. The Redbirds are turned around to the lesser side of their platoon numbers when facing lefties.

Again, the value here is limited. Make a partial-unit play on the UNDER 9 (-105).

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