Barry Recks
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals will open a four-game series at Busch Stadium this Thursday night. The Dodgers will have Julio Urias on the mound, while the Cardinals will parade veteran Adam Wainwright.
Read on for more about this Dodgers vs Cardinals matchup in the 2023 MLB regular season, including the latest odds, pick, and prediction to win this showdown, as brought to you by JefeBet. Also, don’t forget to check out the other MLB game previews here to help you make the best betting decisions.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals MLB Regular Season Game on May 18, 2023
- Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
- When: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 7:45 PM ET
Betting on the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Season record 2023: 28-16
- Moneyline: (-145)
- Run Line: (-1.5, +115)
- Over/Under: (8.5)
All odds are provided by DraftKings.
Scheduled to start for the Dodgers this Thursday is southpaw Julio Urias, who will look to sustain his undefeated run this month. Urias picked up three consecutive losses in April, but he’s been on the upswing since. He’s gone 2-0 with a 2.29 ERA across 19.2 innings and three starts in May, thus far. Moreover, he’s been pretty successful this season when matched up against San Diego.
His last two starts have also come against the Padres, and he’s allowed only four earned runs on 11 hits with seven strikeouts over the course of 12.2 innings in those games. Urias, who is also 3-1 with a 2.65 ERA and 1.232 WHIP in nine career appearances (seven starts) at Petco Park, can feel good about getting run support from the likes of Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Jason Heyward. Each of those batters has a career batting average of .300 or better against Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright.
Starting pitcher: Julio Urias (5-3, 3.61 ERA).
Betting on the St. Louis Cardinals
- Season record 2023: 18-26
- Moneyline: (+125)
- Run Line: (+1.5, -140)
- Over/Under: (8.5)
All odds are provided by DraftKings.
Adam Wainwright is still looking for his first win of the season, and that’s what he will be going for when he makes his third start of the year in the big leagues this coming Thursday. Wainwright, who had just been activated from a stint on the 15-day injured list because of a groin issue, made his season debut versus the Detroit Tigers on May 7. In that game, he allowed four earned runs on eight hits with five strikeouts across five innings during a 6-5 loss for St. Louis, though, he did not factor into a decision.
That was the case again when he pitched for five innings and surrendered four earned runs on seven hits while fanning two hitters in an 8-6 victory at Fenway Park over the Boston Red Sox last Friday. At 41 years old, there isn’t plenty of gas left in the tank of Wainwright, but he’s someone who can still turn back the hands of time with a vintage performance from time to time.
Starting pitcher: Adam Wainwright (0-0, 7.20 ERA).
JefeBet Prediction
The Cardinals have been producing quite a lot at the plate of late, but the Dodgers will batter Wainwright this Thursday. Take the Dodgers to win and cover.
Prediction: The Dodgers win, 6-4.
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