Dodgers vs. Cardinals Baseball Playoffs Betting Odds

The Los Angeles Dodgers will battle the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Saturday in Game 3 of their NLDS.

The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Vicente Padilla in this one. Righthander Padilla is 12-6 this season with a 4.52 ERA.

It'll be Joel Pineiro toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Pineiro is 15-12 with a 3.49 ERA so far this season.

Sportsbetting.com currently have the Cardinals listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.

The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in the series with a 3-2 win over the Cardinals on Thursday, as -115 favorites. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7).

Mark Loretta and Ronnie Belliard drove in runs in the ninth inning to rally the Dodgers. George Sherrill picked up the win with a scoreless ninth.

Colby Rasmus had two hits and drove in one run for the Cardinals, who were +105 underdogs. Ryan Franklin gave up two runs in relief and suffered the loss.

A few baseball betting trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 19-4 SU in their last 23 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games

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