The Arizona Diamondbacks will head east to face off against their division rival Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The matchup will begin at 10:10 p.m. ET and KTLA-TV 5 will televise the game.
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers Odds
Vegas is listing Los Angeles (-130) as the favorite over Arizona (+120). The total sits at seven runs and bettors can wager on the over for -120 and the under for +100. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the runline odds coming in at Diamondbacks +1.5 runs (-175) and Dodgers +-1.5 runs (+155).
The Dodgers are 4-7 SU and 3-8 ATS. The team has lost 7.5 units for moneyline bettors and 5.2 units against the spread (ATS). Los Angeles has covered the spread only once in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Diamondbacks have gone 9-3 SU this year and are 7-5 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 6.5 units for moneyline gamblers this year and 2.4 units ATS. Arizona’s covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven.
Dodgers games have an over/under record of 4-7 so far in 2018. The Diamondbacks have an over/under record of 6-6.
The Diamondbacks have lost 0.1 units and are 3-3 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in three of those games, as opposed to three that’ve hit the under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Dodgers have lost 6.3 units and are 1-5 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in four of those games, as opposed to two which went under the total.
Right-hander Zack Greinke (0-1, 5.06 ERA) will get the nod for the visiting Diamondbacks. Greinke recorded 215 strikeouts across 202 innings last year (32 starts) while finishing the season 17-7 overall with a 3.20 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. He made four starts against Los Angeles in 2017 and compiled a 1-2 record against the Dodgers with a 3.65 ERA and 24 strikeouts.
The Dodgers are going with righty Kenta Maeda (1-0, 0.00 ERA) as their starter. Maeda recorded 140 strikeouts in 134 innings last year with only 34 walks. Maeda finished the season 13-6 overall with a 4.22 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. He made five starts against Arizona a year ago and assembled a 0-2 record with a 7.36 ERA and 28 strikeouts.
As a unit, Los Angeles’ pitching staff has given up 3.9 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have a 2.93 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.50 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 8.2 K/9. In nine games against NL West foes, Dodgers starters have an ERA of 2.26 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.35.
The Los Angeles offense is putting up 3.5 runs per contest, including 3.4 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .242/.308/.384 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that span.
The Dodgers’ offense has been led by catcher Yasmani Grandal and left fielder Matt Kemp. Grandal is slashing .375/.444/.625 with 12 hits, five RBIs and five runs scored, and Kemp’s line is .355/.412/.548 with 11 hits, three RBIs and three runs.
For the visitors, Arizona’s pitchers have allowed 3.0 runs per game and its starters own a 3.36 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 10.98 K/9. The bullpen has an outstanding ERA of just 1.69, along with a WHIP of 1.15.
Diamondbacks hitters have slashed .234/.328/.397 on their way to 4.8 runs scored per game this year, including 5.3 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Arizona’s offense has been led by outfielders A.J. Pollock and David Peralta. Pollock is slashing .283/.358/.543 with 13 hits, nine RBIs and seven runs scored, while Peralta (.316/.409/.500) is up to 12 hits, two homers, six RBIs and seven runs scored.
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Diamondbacks, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The Diamondbacks have won three of their last four games SU.
Arizona has posted 19.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 16.8 over its last five.
Each team has hit nine home runs over its last 10 games.
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