Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-135) Arizona (+115)

Chase Field is where the Arizona Diamondbacks (3-3) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -135 while Arizona is at +115. The total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Dustin May and Merrill Kelly.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 6.3 runs per game, which has them at 4th in MLB. They have a total of 38 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .371. The Dodgers have hit 9 doubles as a team and have knocked 13 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 38 runs batted in in addition to 49 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .258. Los Angeles is slugging .532 and have been called out on strikes 59 times, while being walked on 33 occasions.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.17 this year (4th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 48 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 0.81. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 2 long balls and 13 total runs (6th in the league). They have walked 6 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 2.43 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have 162 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 52 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them ranked 23rd in MLB, and have a total of 8 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 72.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 486 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 7th in the majors.

May has thrown 150 innings and is sitting with 144 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.11 (52 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.062. He has allowed 118 hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) with 42 free passes. May (8-8 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.88 and he has gone up against 610 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Arizona has hit 4 long balls for the year and 17 RBIs. They have put up 10 doubles, while taking a walk 9 times as well as putting up 19 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have tallied an on-base percentage of .269 in addition to a team batting average of .224 this year. The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .339 and they average 3.17 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have struck out on 42 instances (18th in the league) and have accounted for 43 base hits.

The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 31 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.29 (30 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 13 long balls and they allow 5.47 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.510 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.42 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.70 (51 strikeouts against 30 walks). They rank 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 47.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 1 double play and own a fielding percentage of .990 (12th in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have 47 assists, 2 errors and have notched a total of 153 putouts on the season. In their 459 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have a efficiency on defense of 73.5% (5th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Kelly has allowed 543 base hits while he has totaled 498 K's in 576 frames. He has surrendered a total of 252 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.233 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and he has gone up against 2,390 hitters so far in his career. Kelly (36-35 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.93 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-135)

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