The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Chase Field.
Righthander Hiroki Kuroda will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Kuroda is 7-5 this season with a 3.27 ERA.
Kuroda’s opponent in this one will be Edwin Jackson. The Diamondbacks righthander has a 4.63 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.
One of my sport picks for Friday is for the LA Dodgers to win.
Matt Kemp homered and drove in three runs as the Dodgers beat the Giants 8-2 on Wednesday. The Dodgers won that game as +110 underdogs, while the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.
Rafael Furcal finished 4-for-5 with a pair of runs batted in for the Dodgers, while Vicente Padilla allowed three hits and one run over seven solid innings for the win.
Chris Young belted a two-run homer and the Diamondbacks defeated the Cardinals 4-2 on Wednesday, as +143 underdogs. That game’s six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks.
Barry Enright collected his first win on the mound, allowing four hits and one run over five innings for the Diamondbacks.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 43-35 SU
Arizona: 31-48 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Arizona are 8-2
After playing San Francisco are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
Arizona most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing LA Dodgers are 2-8
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a win are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Arizona
LA Dodgers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona’s last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
Stats & article is courtesy of Chalk