On Thursday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the St. Louis Cardinals (0-0) visiting the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-1) at 4:10 PM ET.
The Dodgers are favored at home (-246) against the Cardinals (+201). The Dodgers will start Tyler Glasnow versus the Cardinals and Miles Mikolas.
Before the Dodgers vs. Cardinals matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Dodgers (-246, bet $246 to win $100)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+201, bet $100 to win $201)
- Over/under: 8.5
Dodgers vs. Cardinals: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Dodger Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Dodgers stats and trends
Dodgers betting records
- The Dodgers won 87, or 62.1%, of the 140 games they played as favorites last season.
- Last season Los Angeles won 14 of its 18 games, or 77.8%, when favored by at least -246 on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 71.1% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.
- Games involving Los Angeles went over the total set by bookmakers in 90 of 164 chances last season.
- The Dodgers were 89-75-0 against the spread in their 164 chances last season.
Tyler Glasnow (Dodgers probable starter)
- Glasnow (0-0) gets the starting nod for the Dodgers, his second this season.
- In his last time out on Wednesday, March 20, the righty threw five innings against the San Diego Padres, allowing two earned runs while surrendering two hits.
- Opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of only .125 against him this season. He has a 3.60 ERA and 5.4 strikeouts per nine innings over his one games.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 30-year-old’s 3.60 ERA ranks second, 1.200 WHIP ranks first, and 5.4 K/9 ranks fifth.
Dodgers batting stats
- The Dodgers ranked second in Major League Baseball with 249 home runs.
- With a .455 team slugging percentage, Los Angeles ranked second in the majors last season.
- The offensive efforts of the Dodgers last season led to the seventh-best batting average in MLB at .257.
- With 906 runs scored last season, Los Angeles ranked No. 2 in all of baseball.
- Ranking second with an OBP of .340, the Dodgers were among the best teams in baseball at reaching base.
- Los Angeles ranked 11th with an average of 8.4 strikeouts per game.
Cardinals stats and trends
Cardinals betting records
- The Cardinals were victorious in 36, or 42.9%, of the 84 contests they were chosen as underdogs in last season.
- Last season, St. Louis came away with a win one time in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +201 or longer on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 33.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- St. Louis and its opponents hit the over in 76 of its 160 games with a total last season.
- The Cardinals had an against the spread mark of 75-85-0 in 160 games with a line last season.
Miles Mikolas (Cardinals probable starter)
- Mikolas gets the call to start for the Cardinals, his first of the season.
- The 35-year-old right-hander started and threw seven innings when he last appeared Sunday, Oct. 1 against the Cincinnati Reds.
- In his 35 appearances last season he finished with a 4.78 ERA and a 1.316 WHIP, compiling a 9-13 record.
- He ranked 39th in ERA (4.78), 37th in WHIP (1.316), and 42nd in K/9 (6.1) among qualified pitchers in the majors last year.
Cardinals batting stats
- The Cardinals ranked 12th in baseball with 209 home runs last season. They averaged 1.3 per game.
- Last year St. Louis’ .416 slugging percentage ranked 14th in baseball.
- The Cardinals finished No. 13 in all of baseball last season with a .250 batting average.
- Last season St. Louis scored the 19th-most runs in baseball (719 total, 4.4 per game).
- Last season the Cardinals’ .326 on-base percentage ranked 11th in baseball.
- St. Louis’ batters struck out 8.2 times per game, the ninth-lowest average in baseball.
