The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks will meet on the field at Chase Field on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
Ace righthander Chad Billingsley will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Billingsley is 6-4 this season with a 4.25 ERA.
Starting this game for the Diamondbacks will be ace Dan Haren. The righthander has a 4.56 ERA to go along with a 7-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.
The Dodgers scored six runs in the second inning on Saturday, as they defeated the Diamondbacks 14-1. The Dodgers won that game as -150 favorites, and the 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks.
Clayton Kershaw improved to 8-4 with the victory, giving up four hits and no runs over 5 2-3 innings.
Rodrigo Lopez surrendered six hits and nine runs over 3 2-3 innings in the loss.
My sport picks for today are for the LA Dodgers to win, and the total score to go OVER 9 runs.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 44-36 SU
Arizona: 32-49 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Arizona are 8-2
After a win are 5-5
Arizona most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing Arizona
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Arizona is 1-8 SU in their last 9 games when playing LA Dodgers
Stats and article courtesy of Chalk