Two squads in the NL West — the Los Angeles Dodgers (11-4) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (6-10) — play on Monday at 9:40 PM ET, at Chase Field.
The Dodgers are favored (-185 on the moneyline) when they square off against the Diamondbacks (+159). The scheduled starters are Walker Buehler (1-1) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Merrill Kelly (1-0) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Dodgers were vicotrious 10-2 over the Padres yesterday in their last game. Clayton Kershaw was named the winning pitcher after throwing five innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out three, while Cody Bellinger went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI to lead them offensively.
Yesterday, the Diamondbacks fell to the Mets 6-2. J.B. Wendelken was the losing pitcher after he went one inning, giving up one earned run on one hit while striking out one. Christian Walker led the Diamondbacks’ offense, going 1-for-4 with two home runs and an RBI.
To prepare for the Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Monday’s baseball action.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Dodgers (-185, bet $185 to win $100)
- Underdog: Diamondbacks (+159, bet $100 to win $159)
- Over/under: 8.5
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Dodgers Stats and Trends
Dodgers Betting Records
- This season, the Dodgers have been favored 15 times and won 11, or 73.3%, of those games.
- This season, Los Angeles has won seven of its eight games when favored by at least -185 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Dodgers have a 64.9% chance to win.
- So far this season, Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in five of their 15 games with a total.
- In 15 games with a spread this season, the Dodgers are 11-4-0 ATS.
Walker Buehler (Dodgers Probable Starter)
- The Dodgers’ Buehler (1-1) will make his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.02, a 1.833 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.468 in three games this season.
- Buehler has pitched five or more innings in three straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- The Diamondbacks have scored 49 runs this season, which ranks 27th in MLB. They have 97 hits, 29th in baseball, with 15 home runs (11th in the league).
- The 27-year-old ranks 43rd in ERA (4.02), 47th in WHIP (1.468), and 43rd in K/9 (6.3) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
Dodgers Batting Stats
- The Dodgers have hit 17 homers this season, which ranks fifth in the league.
- Fueled by 41 extra-base hits, the Dodgers rank eighth in MLB with a .404 slugging percentage this season.
- Los Angeles’ .245 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking eighth in MLB.
- The Dodgers are among the highest scoring teams in the league, ranking second with 82 total runs this season.
- Los Angeles has an OBP of .333 this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
- The Dodgers rank eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.
Diamondbacks Stats and Trends
Diamondbacks Betting Records
- The Diamondbacks have been victorious in six, or 37.5%, of the 16 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Arizona has been listed as an underdog of +159 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Diamondbacks have a 38.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Arizona and their opponents have hit the over in four of their 16 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Diamondbacks have an against the spread mark of 9-7-0 in 16 games with a line this season.
Merrill Kelly (Diamondbacks Probable Starter)
- The Diamondbacks will send Kelly (1-0) out for his fourth start of the season. He is 1-0 with a .59 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Wednesday, the righty threw 6 2/3 innings against the Washington Nationals, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
- The 33-year-old has a .59 ERA and 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings over three games this season, while allowing a batting average of .224 to opposing batters.
- Kelly is trying to collect his second quality start of the year in this game.
- Kelly will aim to go five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.0 innings per outing.
- The opposing Dodgers offense has a collective .245 batting average, and is 15th in the league with 122 total hits and second in MLB action with 82 runs scored. They have the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.404) and are fifth in all of MLB with 17 home runs.
Diamondbacks Batting Stats
- The Diamondbacks rank 11th in MLB action with 15 total home runs.
- This season, the Diamondbacks have the fifth-lowest slugging percentage in the league (.326).
- Arizona’s .189 batting average ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks are the fourth-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.1 runs per game (49 total).
- Arizona ranks 23rd in the league with a .286 on-base percentage.
- Diamondbacks hitters strike out 9.4 times per game, the 26th-most in the league.
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