The Los Angeles Dodgers are ready to take the field against the Baltimore Orioles in a Thursday night game. This interleague matchup will be televised nationally on Fox and the game gets underway 7:15 p.m. ET.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Baltimore Orioles Odds
Baltimore (+195) is the huge home-team underdog to Los Angeles (-215) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this night game at 10.5 runs (+105 for the over and -125 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the most recent odds standing at Dodgers -1.5 runs (-145) and Orioles +1.5 runs (+125).
The Dodgers have gone 94-53 SU this year and are 70-76 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 13.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline, despite having lost 7.8 units ATS. The Orioles, on the other hand, are 47-98 SU and 60-84 ATS. They’ve lost 19.5 units for moneyline bettors and 29.1 units ATS.
Baltimore games have an over/under record of 74-60-10 in 2019. The Dodgers have an over/under record of 67-70-9.
Rich Hill will get the nod for Los Angeles. The southpaw Hill (4-1, 2.55 ERA) has racked up 61 strikeouts in 53 innings so far. He has yet to face the Orioles this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Orioles will turn to righty Dylan Bundy (6-13, 5.06 ERA), who has 142 strikeouts and 49 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.36. Bundy did not register a start against the Dodgers in 2018.
Baltimore’s pitching staff has yielded 6.2 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 5.72, a WHIP of 1.41 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.1. The bullpen has a 5.97 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 8.6 K/9.
The Baltimore offense has produced 4.4 runs per outing, including 3.7 per game over its last 10 games and 4.8 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .231/.293/.408 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that span.
Jonathan Villar and Hanser Alberto have led the Orioles’ batters this year. Villar is slashing .277/.343/.456 with 21 home runs, 65 RBIs, 97 runs and 33 steals, and Alberto’s line sits at .320/.342/.445 with 11 homers, 47 RBIs and 55 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Los Angeles’ pitching staff allowed 3.9 runs per game and its starters own a 3.12 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 9.42 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.01, along with a WHIP of 1.07 and a K/9 of 9.35.
The Dodgers offense has slashed .258/.342/.477 on its way to 5.5 runs scored per game this season, including 5.6 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
First baseman Cody Bellinger and third baseman Justin Turner continue to lead Los Angeles’ hitters. Bellinger is slashing .303/.407/.634 with 44 home runs, 106 RBIs and 109 runs scored, while Turner is hitting .291/.370/.514 with 27 homers, 67 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
Dodgers vs. Orioles MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Dodgers, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- Los Angeles has recorded 15 extra-base hits over its last five outings. Baltimore has 14 XBH over its last five.
- The Dodgers have a total OPS of .819 this season and an OPS of .821 against right-handed pitchers. The Orioles’ OPS stands at .721 overall and .702 against righties.
- Baltimore has posted 20.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 20.4 over its last five.
- The Dodgers have hit 27 home runs in their last 10 games. The Orioles have hit 11 over their last 10.
