The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Check out our MLB odds series for our Dodgers Diamondbacks prediction and pick.
Tyler Anderson goes to the hill for the Dodgers, while Zach Davies gets the ball for the Diamondbacks.
Tyler Anderson has a 3.30 ERA. He has given up more than two runs in only one of his eight starts. That was a six-inning, seven-run game against the Phillies on May 12. Take away that one start, and Anderson’s ERA would be much lower. The seven runs he allowed in that one game are almost as many as the number of runs he has given up in his other seven starts: nine. Anderson has been a quality back-end rotation starter for the Dodgers, giving this team stability and dependability. He is a fascinating pitcher to evaluate when thinking about a Dodgers Diamondbacks prediction based on the current MLB odds.
Zach Davies has a 4.81 ERA. He has allowed at least two runs in eight of his nine starts, and at least three runs in five of his nine starts. Davies has given up 42 hits in 43 innings pitched while striking out just 32. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is just 2-to-1, which is very poor for a big-league pitcher. In eight innings pitched against the Dodgers this season, encompassing two starts on April 26 and May 18, Davies has allowed eight earned runs. You can do the quick math and realize that Davies’ ERA against the Dodgers this year is an even 9.00. That should help you make your Dodgers Diamondbacks pick.
Courtesy of FanDuel, here are the Dodgers-Diamondbacks MLB odds.
MLB Odds: Dodgers-Diamondbacks Odds
Los Angeles Dodgers: -1.5 (-128)
Arizona Diamondbacks: +1.5 (+106)
Over: 9 (-118)
Under: 9 (-104)
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Why The Dodgers Could Cover the Spread
The Dodgers look like the best team in the National League. They have had their hiccups and bad weeks, particularly when they lost consecutive series to the Pirates and Phillies, but they regularly regroup, and when they’re clicking as they are right now, they are ferocious. The Dodgers have shown in this series that they can unload the heavy lumber, as they did in lopsided wins on Thursday and Friday. They have also shown that they can win a tough, low-scoring ballgame, as they did on Saturday in a game the Diamondbacks sorely needed. L.A. has depth, balance, diversity, and high-end quality. Mookie Betts is one of the hottest hitters in baseball. Freddie Freeman regularly hits well at Phoenix’s Chase Field. The Dodgers have also hammered Zach Davies the two times they have faced him this year. There is a lot of material to cite when making a Dodgers Diamondbacks prediction based on the Dodgers Diamondbacks odds.
Why The Diamondbacks Could Cover the Spread
After losing the first three games of this series, the D-Backs badly need a win and are due for a good performance. The Diamondbacks have become a good team against inferior opposition. They’re winning the games they’re supposed to win. In the past two weeks, they’re 5-1 against the Cubs and Royals. The problem: They’re 0-7 in the past two weeks against the Dodgers. They got swept in a four-game series in mid-May in Dodger Stadium, and now they have lost the first three games of this four-game set in Phoenix. The Dodgers certainly could make it eight in a row against Arizona, but in baseball, winning 100 percent of anything is hard to achieve. Remember that when making a Dodgers Diamondbacks pick.
Final Dodgers-Diamondbacks Prediction & Pick
This is a good stay-away game, precisely because the Dodgers are the superior team but in a position to finally drop a game against the D-Backs. Eight-game winning streaks against one opponent in two weeks are not probable occurrences. If you do insist on making a pick, go with the Dodgers. They own Zach Davies.
Final Dodgers-Diamondbacks Prediction & Pick: Dodgers -1.5