Dodgers vs. Marlins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 8, 2024

The Los Angeles Dodgers (24-13), led by Shohei Ohtani on a three-game home run streak, are -271 favorites on the moneyline to defeat Nick Gordon (homers in two straight contests) and the Miami Marlins (10-27). First pitch is at 3:10 PM ET on Wednesday, live from Dodger Stadium and airing on SportsNet LA. Los Angeles’ Gavin Stone and Miami’s Ryan Weathers have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our preview for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Marlins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-271)
• Underdog: Marlins (+220)
• Over/under: 9

Dodgers vs. Marlins Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have won in 23, or 65.7%, of the 35 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Los Angeles has been victorious two times in three chances when named as a favorite of at least -271 on the moneyline.
• The Dodgers have an implied victory probability of 73% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Marlins have won seven of the 23 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (30.4%).
• Miami has played as a moneyline underdog of +220 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
• The Marlins have a 31.2% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Dodgers vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders

• Mookie Betts leads Los Angeles in runs batted in with 27 and has a batting average of .356.
• Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Betts is 38th in home runs and ninth in RBI.
• Ohtani is batting .370 with 11 home runs and 27 RBI, all three of which rank first for Los Angeles this season.
• Bryan De La Cruz leads the Marlins with six home runs and 19 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .264.
• De La Cruz ranks 38th in homers and 49th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Jazz Chisholm has totaled 19 runs batted in to pace his team.

Dodgers vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
• Dodgers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.34 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
• The Dodgers have a combined 1.141 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Marlins pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors.
• Miami has a 5.16 team ERA that ranks 29th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Marlins have the second-highest WHIP in the majors (1.485).