Prop Bets: St. Louis Cardinals VS Los Angeles Dodgers 2025-08-05

Cardinals vs. Dodgers: A Spoiler’s Last Stand
The St. Louis Cardinals, baseball’s version of a Netflix true-crime doc about a team that traded its soul at the deadline, take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in a game that’s as lopsided as a hot dog at a salad bar. Let’s break it down with math, mayhem, and a sprinkle of hope for the Cards.

The Odds: A Dodger Dodgson
- Moneyline:
- Dodgers: ~1.53 (implied probability: 61.4%).
- Cardinals: ~2.53 (implied probability: 29.3%).
Translation: The Cards need a divine intervention (and maybe a time machine) to win.

Spread:
- Dodgers -1.5 (odds: ~2.05).
- Cardinals +1.5 (odds: ~1.76).
Translation: Bet on the Dodgers to cover, unless you’re a glutton for punishment.

Total: 9 runs.
- Over: ~1.85 (implied: 54.1%).
- Under: ~1.96 (implied: 51.0%).
Translation: The market’s split on whether this will be a pitching duel or a Cardinals collapse.

Pitcher Props: Gray vs. Glasnow
- Sonny Gray (Cardinals): July was a nightmare (7.81 ERA in 6 starts). Freddie Freeman, who’s hit .294 against him, is a must-play prop for batting over .500 in this one.
- Tyler Glasnow (Dodgers): Has kept things tidy (≤2 ER in 7 of 9 starts). He’s the anti-Gray, which is saying something.

Player Props: Strikeout Shenanigans
- Miles Mikolas (Cardinals): Over/under 3.5 strikeouts (-144/108).
Take the under. Mikolas hasn’t struck out 4 batters since the Civil War.
- Emmet Sheehan (Dodgers): Over/under 4.5 strikeouts (-130/102).
Take the over. Sheehan’s got the stuff to make NL hitters look like they’re swinging at shadows.

The Verdict
The Dodgers are 35-21 at home, the Cardinals are 24-33 on the road, and Sonny Gray is about to give up a leadoff homer. Bet the Dodgers (-1.5) and Freddie Freeman to outperform Gray. If you must take the Cardinals, stack their +1.5 spread with a prayer and a six-pack of “what if.”

Final Score Prediction: Dodgers 5, Cardinals 2 — because hope is a four-letter word in St. Louis. 🐾⚾

Created: Aug. 5, 2025, 2:04 a.m. GMT

Prop Bets: St. Louis Cardinals VS Los Angeles Dodgers 2025-08-05

The Odds: A Dodger Dodgson - Moneyline: - Dodgers: ~1.53 (implied probability: 61.4%). - Cardinals: ~2.53 (implied probability: 29.3%). Translation: The Cards need a divine intervention (and maybe a time machine) to win.

The Verdict The Dodgers are 35-21 at home, the Cardinals are 24-33 on the road, and Sonny Gray is about to give up a leadoff homer. Bet the Dodgers (-1.5) and Freddie Freeman to outperform Gray. If you must take the Cardinals, stack their +1.5 spread with a prayer and a six-pack of “what if.”

The Odds: A Dodger Dodgson
- Moneyline:
- Dodgers: ~1.53 (implied probability: 61.4%).
- Cardinals: ~2.53 (implied probability: 29.3%).
Translation: The Cards need a divine intervention (and maybe a time machine) to win.

The Verdict
The Dodgers are 35-21 at home, the Cardinals are 24-33 on the road, and Sonny Gray is about to give up a leadoff homer. Bet the Dodgers (-1.5) and Freddie Freeman to outperform Gray. If you must take the Cardinals, stack their +1.5 spread with a prayer and a six-pack of “what if.”