Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks Prediction
Will tonight’s Dodgers and Diamondbacks matchup turn into a pitcher’s duel when the National League West rivals meet at 9:40PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Dodgers are -125 money line favorites versus the Diamondbacks, who have odds of +105 to pull off the upset in Arizona. With Alex Wood set to face Zack Greinke in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8.5 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Wood held the Braves to one run over six innings Thursday, earning a win in the process. Facing his old team, Wood scattered seven hits and two walks in what was not his most efficient outing, but still an effective one. The win improved him to 13-1 on the year and righted the ship after he’d had two of his worst starts this year in his previous two times out. That Thursday’s outing wasn’t a dominant one, either, offers some reason to temper optimism, but it’s not as though owners can bench a guy who’s going to garner Cy Young votes at season’s end. We’ll see where the 26-year-old is at when he takes on the Diamondbacks in Arizona next Wednesday.
Greinke surrendered six runs in six-plus innings Thursday in a no-decision versus the Cubs. Greinke, who returned after an early rain delay, allowed two runs through five before giving up three in the sixth. He was sent back out for the seventh anyway, only to be pulled after an infield single. That runner eventually came around to score, making this the first time all season that Greinke has allowed six runs. He still struck out eight and walked none for the day.
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OUR PREDICTION: In the last five meetings between these two teams, the under is 4-1 for bettors. The under is also 7-2 in the Dodgers’ last nine games overall, is 8-3 in their last 11 road games, and is a perfect 4-0 in Wood’s last four starts when he faces a team with a winning record. On the other side, the under is 9-4-3 in Greinke’s last 16 starts overall, is 13-5 in their last 18 games following a win, and is 5-1 in his last six home games versus a team with a road winning percentage of greater than .600.
WEDNESDAY MLB PREDICTION: DODGERS/DIAMONDBACKS UNDER 8.5