The Miami Marlins (56-95) and Jesus Sanchez, coming off a five-hit game, are underdogs (+170) on the moneyline and will look to upset the Los Angeles Dodgers (89-62) on Thursday at 4:40 p.m. ET on BSFL. Jack Flaherty will get the ball for Los Angeles while Miami will counter with Edward Cabrera.
Here is our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $29.76
Dodgers to win vs Marlins -205
Dodgers vs. Marlins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Dodgers (-205)
- Underdog: Marlins (+170)
- Over/under: 8
Dodgers vs. Marlins Betting Insights
- The Dodgers have been chosen as favorites in 132 games this year and have walked away with the win 82 times (62.1%) in those games.
- Los Angeles has a record of 23-11 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -205 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 67.2% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Marlins are 52-82 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 38.8% of those games).
- Miami has a 12-23 record (winning only 34.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +170 or longer.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Marlins’ implied win probability is 37%.
Dodgers vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders
- Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in home runs with 48 and runs batted in with 110.
- Ohtani ranks second in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Freddie Freeman has 143 hits and an OBP of .379 to go with a slugging percentage of .480 this season.
- Jake Burger has put up a team-best 26 home runs and 66 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Burger’s home run total puts him 28th, and his RBI total ranks 71st.
- Sanchez’s .252 batting average is a team-high mark.
Dodgers vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings
- The Dodgers strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
- Dodgers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.93 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- Dodgers pitchers have a 1.235 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Marlins has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- Miami has the 28th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.73).
- The Marlins have the third-highest WHIP in MLB (1.375).