Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks Picks
Can the Los Angeles Dodgers avoid the sweep Thursday afternoon as they play at the Arizona Diamondbacks?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, rhw Diamondbacks are a slim -112 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Dodgers are a -108 underdog, while the over-under is 9.
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Kenta Maeda (12-5, 3.76 ERA) will draw the start for the Dodgers, while the Diamondbacks are going with Zack Greinke (15-6, 3.14). Maeda has a 1.08 WHIP with 118 strikeout in 117 1/3 innings. Greinke has a 1.08 WHIP with 182 strikeouts in 166 1/3 innings. He allowed three runs two earned on seven hits with four strikeoutss over 6 2/3 innings, a 4-3 home win over the Giants.
Los Angeles is 91-40 on the season and is 39-24 at home. Arizona is 75-53 and 44-23. The Diamondbacks have won the first two games in the series, The Dodgers have won six of the last 10 meetings, while the total has gone under five times.
In Tuesday’s game, Robbie Ray surrendered one earned runs and struck out 10 over 6 1/3 innings in a 6-4 final. Fernando Rodney picked up his 36th save. Chris Hermann was 2-for-4 with a home run, while Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer. Adam Rosales also hit a solo home run. Curtis Granderson hit a home run and had two RBIs for the D-backs. Ryu suffered the loss as he allowed six earned runs in four innings.
Bet on Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks
It’s not wrong to take the Diamondbacks at home, especially with how good Greinke is. The Dodgers have lost four in a row and Arizona would like to prove a point against a possible playoff opponent.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS -108