The Los Angeles Dodgers will take on their divisional rival Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Fox Sports Arizona will televise the matchup and the game is scheduled to get going at 9:40 p.m. ET.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Odds
Los Angeles (-180) is coming into this one as the favorite over Arizona (+170) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this one at 8 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total sit at -120 for the over and +100 for the under. The game’s current runline odds sit at -125 for betting the Dodgers -1.5 runs and +105 for the Diamondbacks +1.5.
The Diamondbacks are 79-78 straight up (SU) and 76-80 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 11.9 units for moneyline bettors and 0.4 units (ATS). The Dodgers are 88-69 SU and have gone 70-86 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 23.1 units for moneyline bettors and 16.4 units ATS.
Arizona games have an over/under record of 71-79-6 in 2018. The Dodgers have an over/under record of 73-75-8.
Walker Buehler will get the nod for the visiting Dodgers. The right-handed Buehler is 7-5 with a 2.74 ERA and 143 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with nine strikeouts and a 1.42 ERA against Arizona this year.
The Diamondbacks are going with righty Matt Koch (5-5, 4.26 ERA), who has 48 strikeouts and 19 walks to his name, as well as a 1.24 WHIP. Koch is 0-0 with three strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA in one start against Los Angeles this year.
Arizona’s pitchers have yielded 4.0 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The club’s starters have a 3.82 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.64 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.2 K/9. In 71 games against NL West opponents, Diamondbacks starters have an ERA of 3.98 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.28.
The Arizona hitters are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, including 4.5 per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .223/.250/.416 over its last five matchups and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
The Diamondbacks’ batters have been led by first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and outfielder David Peralta. Goldschmidt is hitting .293/.393/.543 with 33 home runs, 83 RBIs and 94 runs scored, and Peralta’s line sits at .296/.353/.518 with 29 homers, 84 RBIs and 74 runs scored.
For the visiting squad, Los Angeles’ pitching staff allowed 3.8 runs per game and its starters own a 3.19 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 9.56 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.70, along with a K/9 of 9.66.
Dodgers hitters have slashed .247/.333/.437 on their way to 4.9 runs scored per game this season, including 4.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 7.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
Los Angeles’ hitters have been paced by first baseman Cody Bellinger and outfielder Chris Taylor. Bellinger is slashing .257/.342/.464 with 23 home runs, 71 RBIs and 82 runs scored, while Taylor (.253/.330/.444) is up to 17 homers, 61 RBIs and 81 runs scored.
The Dodgers have lost 18.8 units and are 40-54 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 52 of those games, as opposed to 39 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Diamondbacks have lost 9.2 units and are 50-51 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 47 of those games, compared to 51 that’ve gone under.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Dodgers, O/U – UNDER
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Betting Notes
The under has hit in just two of Los Angeles’ last seven games.
The Dodgers have won six of their last seven games SU while the Diamondbacks have dropped eight of their last nine.
Los Angeles has posted 25.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 26.4 over its last five.
The Dodgers have hit 21 home runs in their last 10 games. The Diamondbacks have hit 13 over their last 10.
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