Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends | March 29

At Dodger Stadium on Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals (0-1) take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-1), with first pitch at 10:10 PM ET.

The Cardinals are an underdog (+189 moneyline odds to win) when they visit the Dodgers (-229). The Dodgers will give the ball to Robert Anthony Miller against the Cardinals and Zack Thompson.

Before the Dodgers vs. Cardinals matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Friday’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 Friday at 3:17 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Dodgers (-229, bet $229 to win $100)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+189, bet $100 to win $189)
• Over/under: 8.5

Dodgers vs. Cardinals: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Friday, March 29, 2024
• Game Time: 10:10 PM ET
• Stadium: Dodger Stadium
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Dodgers stats and trends

Dodgers betting records

• The Dodgers entered a game as favorites 140 times last season and won 87, or 62.1%, of those games.
• Los Angeles had a record of 18-8, a 69.2% win rate, when it was favored by -229 or more by bookmakers last season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 69.6% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.
• Games involving Los Angeles went over the total set by sportsbooks in 90 of 164 chances last season.
• The Dodgers were 89-75-0 against the spread last season.

Robert Anthony Miller (Dodgers probable starter)

• Miller makes his first start of the season for the Dodgers.
• In his last appearance on Tuesday, Oct. 10, the 24-year-old righty started the game and went 1 2/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• Over his 22 appearances last season he finished with a 3.76 ERA and a 1.102 WHIP, putting together an 11-4 record.

Dodgers batting stats

• The Dodgers hit 249 homers last season, which ranked second in the league.
• With a .455 team slugging percentage, Los Angeles ranked second in the majors last season.
• Batting .257 last season ranked the Dodgers seventh in MLB.
• With 906 runs scored a season ago, 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 had the 11th-ranked strikeout rate (8.4 per game) among MLB offenses.

Cardinals stats and trends

Cardinals betting records

• The Cardinals were underdogs in 84 games last season and came away with the win 36 times (42.9%) in those contests.
• Last season, St. Louis came away with a win one time in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +189 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 34.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• St. Louis and its opponents hit the over in 76 of its 160 games with a total last season.
• The Cardinals went 75-85-0 against the spread in their 160 games with a line set by sportsbooks last season.

Zack Thompson (Cardinals probable starter)

• Thompson will take the mound to start for the Cardinals, his first of the season.
• In his last appearance on Wednesday, Sept. 27, the 26-year-old lefty started and went 5 1/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers.
• In 25 games last season he finished with a 5-7 record and had a 4.48 ERA and a 1.417 WHIP.

Cardinals batting stats

• The Cardinals averaged 1.3 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB action with 209 total home runs last season.
• Last year St. Louis’ .416 slugging percentage ranked 14th in MLB.
• The Cardinals’ .250 batting average ranked 13th in MLB.
• Last season St. Louis had the No. 19 offense in MLB action, scoring 4.4 runs per game (719 total runs).
• 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 the majors.