Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks Prediction
Will Yu Darvish lead the Dodgers to a victory over the Diamondbacks tonight when the NL West rivals clash again at 9:40PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Dodgers are -170 money line favorites versus the Diamondbacks, who have odds of +145 to pull off the upset in Arizona. With Darvish set to face Anthony Banda in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 9.5 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Darvish was fantastic in his Dodgers debut Friday, tossing seven scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts in a 6-0 victory over the Mets. If Darvish was tipping his pitches, the Mets didn’t pick up on it. The newly-acquired right-hander gave up three hits (all of them singles) while walking just one batter. He struck out the side in his final frame. It was a heck of a debut, and an encouraging bounceback performance after he gave up a career-high 10 runs last time out. This was his first win since way back on June 12. It appears that Darvish and the National League are going to get along just fine.
Banda will make another start for the Diamondbacks on Thursday against the Dodgers. Banda pitched well in his second major league start last Friday against the Giants, yielding just one run on three hits over six innings to earn his first career win. The 23-year-old left-hander was ranked a top-100 prospect by Baseball America leading into the 2017 season. He’s filling in for Robbie Ray, who remains sidelined with a concussion.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Dodgers are 10-1 in their last 11 road games versus a left-handed starter, are 24-3 in their last 27 games versus a left-handed starter overall, and have won 36 of their last 53 games when they play the third game of a series. On the other side, the Diamondbacks have lost 30 of their last 43 games when facing an opponent with a winning percentage above .600. They’re also just 2-5 in their last seven games versus National League West opponents.
THURSDAY MLB PREDICTION: LOS ANGELES DODGERS -1.5