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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet at Chase Field.
Right hander Ross Stripling will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Stripling is 1-0 this season with a 1.29 ERA.
It'll be Robbie Ray toeing the rubber for the Diamondbacks in this contest. Left hander Ray is 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -148-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total opened at 9.
The Diamondbacks were a 7-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got Texas at -118 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Dodgers were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Astros. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -150 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 4-2 SU
LA Dodgers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games on the road
Arizona:
Team record: 2-4 SU
Arizona is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Arizona Friday, July 31