A pair of division rivals take the field Saturday when the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers (80-54) visit the second-place Arizona Diamondbacks (76-58). Bookmakers favor the Dodgers (-131) for the contest, which starts at 8:10 p.m. ET on ARID. Los Angeles’ Gavin Stone and Arizona’s Merrill Kelly have been named the starters for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $35.27
Dodgers to win vs Diamondbacks -131
Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Dodgers (-131)
- Underdog: Diamondbacks (+110)
- Over/under: 9
Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks Betting Insights
- The Dodgers have come away with 73 wins in the 117 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Los Angeles has a record of 62-35 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -131 or more on the moneyline.
- The Dodgers have an implied victory probability of 56.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Diamondbacks have a 32-32 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, Arizona has a record of 16-17 (48.5%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Diamondbacks have an implied win probability of 47.6%.
Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks Hitting Leaders
- Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in home runs with 42, runs batted in with 95 and his batting average of .292 is also best on his team.
- Among all MLB hitters, Ohtani is 14th in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
- Freddie Freeman has collected 128 hits this season and has an OBP of .382. He’s slugging .475 on the year.
- Corbin Carroll is batting .225 with 16 doubles, 12 triples, 17 home runs and 56 walks.
- In all of MLB, Carroll ranks 82nd in home runs and 70th in RBI.
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is hitting .276 with 21 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 25 walks.
Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks Pitching Rankings
- The Dodgers average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- The Dodgers have pitched to a 3.72 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
- The Dodgers have a combined 1.206 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
- The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Diamondbacks pitching staff ranks 29th in the majors.
- Arizona has a 4.44 team ERA that ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Diamondbacks average MLB’s fifth-worst WHIP (1.332).