Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 3/31/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, March 31, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+145) Los Angeles (-170)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (74-88 last year) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Friday where they will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (111-51 last season). The moneyline on this contest has the Diamondbacks at +145 and the Dodgers are at -170. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Merrill Kelly and Dustin May.

Arizona owned a slugging percentage of .385 and struck out 1,341 times, while drawing a walk on 531 occasions. They amassed 658 RBI's in addition to 1,232 base knocks over the course of the prior season, and their average at the plate was .230. The Diamondbacks earned 262 doubles as a squad and knocked 173 baseballs out of the park. They had 702 runs while having a team OBP of .304. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks scored 4.3 runs per outing, which had them sitting at 14th in MLB.

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The Diamondbacks had an earned run average of 4.25 for the prior year (23rd in baseball), and the staff rung up 1,216 batters. They had a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and the pitching staff recorded a WHIP of 1.29. Diamondbacks pitchers conceded 191 long balls in addition to 740 runs in total (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff walked 504 opposing players and their FIP was 4.33 as a unit during the previous year.

The Diamondbacks had sent 546 relief pitchers to the hill for the previous season. The bullpen inherited 198 runners during the previous year and 32.8% of them crossed home plate. They accumulated 33 saves last year and missed out on 27 of their 60 chances to get a save. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers had a save percentage of 55.0% and came into the game in 143 save situations. The relievers had a total of 80 holds over the course of last year (16th in baseball). Diamondbacks relief pitchers entered the contest with runners on 144 times as well as having 170 contests in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks turned 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,870 innings, which had them sitting 10th in professional baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks earned a total of 4,290 putouts during the previous year, as well as 1,370 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage held steady at .985 which had them sitting 18th in baseball, and they turned 134 double plays.

Kelly has taken the ball for 573 innings and is sitting with 494 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.96 (252 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.229. He has surrendered 540 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 164 walks. Kelly (36-35 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.07 and he has gone up against 2,373 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Dodgers had an OBP of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .257 over the course of last season. They were rung up on 1,374 instances (16th in baseball) and recorded 1,418 base hits. Los Angeles accounted for 212 long balls over the course of the prior season in addition to 812 runs batted in. The Dodgers had a team slugging percentage of .442 and they had an average of 5.23 runs per outing (1st in the league). They recorded 325 doubles, while walking 607 times and putting up 847 runs.

The Dodgers finished with a team WHIP of 1.048 in addition to having a FIP of 3.45 as a pitching staff in the previous season. They were sitting at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,114. The Los Angeles pitching staff given up 513 runs for the prior year while having an ERA of 2.80 (451 earned runs relinquished). They earned a K/BB ratio of 3.60 (1,465 strikeouts against 407 free passes). They conceded 152 homers and they surrender 3.18 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

Finishing with 156 save situations, the Dodgers amassed 93 holds and also 18 blown saves. Los Angeles had relief pitchers enter the game in 61 save opportunities and they walked away with 43 saves. Their relief pitchers came in 143 times in high leverage situations and also on 104 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers had an inherited score percentage of 25.7% out of their 144 inherited runners. They were ranked 6th in baseball with a save percentage of 70.5%, and they dispatched 563 relief pitchers to the hill last season.

Los Angeles Dodgers turned 120 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Dodgers accrued 1,351 assists, 83 errors and had a total of 4,354 putouts for the prior year. Out of their 13,062 innings on the field, the Dodgers finished with a defensive efficiency of 72.9% (1st in pro baseball).

May (8-8 mark in his career) has earned a 3.26 ERA while allowing 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.41 and he has faced 585 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 52 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.086 and a FIP of 3.9. During his career, May has allowed 115 hits while earning 140 punch outs in 143 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-170) and under 8 runs

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