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The Arizona Diamondbacks (22-25) and Los Angeles Dodgers (32-17) open a 3-game series Monday at Dodger Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Dodgers lead 2-1
The Diamondbacks picked up a 6-4 win in the interleague series finale Sunday against the Detroit Tigers, salvaging something out of the 3-game set. The Over cashed in all 3 games, and the total has gone high at a 6-2 clip across the previous 8 outings.
The Dodgers dropped the opener in a 4-game set with the Reds on Thursday, but Los Angeles stormed back to take the final 3 outings of the series, while outscoring Cincinnati 14-5. The Under has cashed in the past 2 games, while going 3-2 in the past 5 games at home for L.A.
These teams met April 29-May 1 in Phoenix, with the Dodgers winning 2 of 3 games. Arizona outscored Los Angeles 19-8 in the 3-game set, with the Under cashing twice.
Diamondbacks at Dodgers projected starters
LHP Joe Mantiply vs. RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Mantiply (2-1, 4.67 ERA) makes his 1st start and 22nd appearance. He has a 1.33 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9 and 7.3 K/9 in 17 1/3 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 1 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K in 11-7 home loss vs. Texas Rangers Oct. 31, 2023, in Game 4 of the World Series
- 2024 road splits: 2-0, 0.00 ERA (7 1/3 IP, 0 ER), 0.55 WHIP, .083 opponents’ batting average (OBA), 2 BB, 4 K in 10 relief appearances
Yamamoto (4-1, 3.21 ERA) makes his 10th start. He has a 1.03 WHIP, 1.9 BB/9 and 10.0 K/9 in 47 2/3 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 5 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 6 K in 6-4 road win in 10 innings vs. San Francisco Giants last Monday
- 2024 home splits: 1-1, 4.68 ERA (25 IP, 13 ER), 1.00 WHIP, .232 OBA, 3 BB, 27 K in 5 starts
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Diamondbacks at Dodgers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:49 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Diamondbacks +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Dodgers -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Diamondbacks +1.5 (+100) | Dodgers -1.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Diamondbacks at Dodgers picks and predictions
Prediction
Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 2
Moneyline
The Dodgers (-250) will cost you 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not enough reward. Even as part of a multi-team parlay, including Los Angeles sucks all of the value out of your ticket.
PASS, and look to the run line instead.
Run line/Against the spread
The DODGERS -1.5 (-120) are much more reasonably priced laying the run and a half.
While Los Angeles won by just a single run in Sunday’s series finale with Cincinnati, the Dodgers have won by 2 or more runs in 10 of the past 11 games. If you like the Dodgers to win, you should also like them to cash on the run line.
Over/Under
UNDER 8.5 (-115) is a solid play in Monday’s series opener in the desert.
The Under has cashed in the past 2 games for Los Angeles, as the Dodgers averaged just 3.5 runs per game in the past 2 outings, while allowing just 2 total runs. The Under has a 3-2 edge in the past 5 home games for L.A., too.
For the Snakes, not only did they cash low in 2 of 3 games against the Dodgers this season, Arizona has cashed the Under at a 7-2-1 clip in the past 10 road games.
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