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The Los Angeles Dodgers (78-54) host the Baltimore Orioles (77-56) at 10:10 p.m. ET Thursday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best power hitters in MLB. For the favored Dodgers (-162), Shohei Ohtani has racked up 41 homers this season, second in the league, while Anthony Santander ranks sixth in the majors with 33 dingers of his own this season for the underdogs. Los Angeles’ Bobby Miller and Baltimore’s Cade Povich have been named the starters for this contest.
Here is our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $32.35
Dodgers to win vs Orioles -162
Dodgers vs. Orioles Betting Lines
- Favorite: Dodgers (-162)
- Underdog: Orioles (+137)
- Over/under: 9.5
Dodgers vs. Orioles Betting Insights
- The Dodgers have been victorious in 72, or 62.1%, of the 116 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year Los Angeles has won 43 of 69 games when listed as at least -162 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 61.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Orioles have won 56.7% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (17-13).
- Baltimore has played as a moneyline underdog of +137 or longer in just two games this season, which it won both.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Orioles have an implied win probability of 42.2%.
Dodgers vs. Orioles Hitting Leaders
- Ohtani leads Los Angeles in batting average (.294), home runs (41) and runs batted in (94) this season.
- Ohtani is second in homers and seventh in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Freddie Freeman has collected 128 hits this season and has an OBP of .382. He’s slugging .475 on the year.
- Gunnar Henderson leads the Orioles with a .282 batting average.
- Gunnar Henderson’s home run total ranks sixth in the big leagues, and he is 24th in RBI.
- Anthony Santander has shown his power as he paces his team with 38 home runs and 86 runs batted in.
Dodgers vs. Orioles 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 3.73 ERA this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
- The Dodgers have a combined 1.210 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Orioles pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
- Baltimore has the 13th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.95).
- Orioles pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in the majors (1.235).