8:10 p.m. ET: St Louis Cardinals (90-72) at LA Dodgers (106-56)

Odds: Cardinals +200 / Dodgers -220
Total:  7.5 -105 / -115

The Cardinals caught fire down the stretch coming up with a 17-game win streak. The Dodgers finished with the second-best record in MLB but ended up trailing the Giants by one game in their division to be in the wild card spot. The Cardinals were + 34 in run differential on the year. Los Angeles was + 269. Both teams hit .244, which ties them for 11th best in MLB. The difference comes on the mound. The Dodgers team ERA is 3.01, the best in MLB. The Cardinals team ERA is 3.98, which ranks 12th. These teams met up seven times in the regular season, with the Dodgers going 4-3 head-to-head. The Dodgers have won 15 straight at home. Max Scherzer faced the Redbirds on Sept. 6 and allowed one unearned run over eight innings. For the season, Scherzer has a 0.00 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 14 innings vs. St. Louis. Since being acquired by LA, Scherzer has a 1.98 ERA in 68.1 innings. The Dodgers got to Wainright for 4 runs over 8.1 innings in their only matchup this season. The Cardinals are 6-0 in their last six games as road underdogs. The Dodgers are 7-2 in their last nine playoff games. The under is 39-19-1 in the last 59 meetings. The under is 7-2 in the last nine meetings in Los Angeles. There is a lot of value with the Cardinals here but you have to go with last year’s champs and take the Dodgers to get the win. 

The Bookie:          Dodgers -220 / Over 7.5 -105
Fade the Public:   Cardinals / Under
Sharp Action:       Dodgers / Over