Dodgers vs. Indians Pick
Will the Los Angeles Dodgers be able to pick up another win on the road over the Cleveland Indians when the two meet up tonight at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Indians are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -150 to win. The Dodgers are listed with odds of +135 to prevail, while the over/under total has been set at 8 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today’s game has Brandon McCarthy (5-3, 3.28 ERA) on the mound for the Dodgers to face Corey Kluber (5-2, 4.38) of the Indians. Kluber has been somewhat shaky this season, allowing 24 earned runs over 49.1 innings. He has 59 strikeouts with 16 walks. His WHIP this season is 1.28. McCarthy has been in a nice stretch, allowing 5 earned runs over his last four starts. He has 51 strikeouts with 15 walks and a WHIP of 1.11.
The Dodgers took the opening game of the series on Tuesday, 7-5. The win pushes the Dodgers to 40-25 overall and 15-15 on the road this season. Cleveland is 31-30 overall and 14-16 at home.
Los Angeles rallied for five runs over the last two innings to pick up the win on Tuesday. Clayton Kershaw had another solid start on his way to his ninth win of 2017. He lasted 7 innings and allowed just two earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts. The bullpen struggled, giving up three runs over the final two innings. Cody Bellinger hit a pair of home runs, his 16th and 17th of the season, and finished with four RBI. Yasiel Puig also hit his 10th home run of 2017. Cleveland was led by Daniel Robertson, who had two hits and three RBI.
Cleveland may be favored, but I like the Dodgers once again tonight. The Indians are just 1-11 in their last 12 interleague games and 0-5 in their last five home interleague games. The Dodgers are on a five-game win streak right now and they have been strong with McCarthy on the mound, winning 9 of his last 13 starts overall. Cleveland has yet to show any consistent form of its 2016 self and the Dodgers are proving to be one of the best in the NL.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: LOS ANGELES DODGERS +135