Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-108) Los Angeles (-112)

The Baltimore Orioles (77-56) are en route to Dodger Stadium on Thursday where they will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (78-54). The odds on this game have Baltimore at -108 and Los Angeles is coming in at -112. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Cade Povich and Bobby Miller.

As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league. They are sitting with 661 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .316. The Orioles have hit 220 doubles as a team and have hit 201 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 639 RBI's as well as 1,149 hits on the year, and their batting average is at .252. Baltimore owns a slugging percentage of .445 and have struck out 1,095 times, while drawing a walk on 393 occasions.

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The Orioles are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.94 this year (13th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,129 hitters. Orioles pitchers have given up 141 long balls in addition to 574 total runs (15th in the league). They have walked 398 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.93 as a unit over the course of the season. Baltimore has given up 1,066 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 520 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Orioles pitchers have come into the game with runners on 141 times and also have had 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 97 holds for the season (2nd in the league). The Orioles bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 67.8% and has entered the game in 157 save situations. They have recorded 40 saves so far this season and have missed out on 19 out of their 59 save chances. The relievers have inherited 200 base runners over the course of the season with 30.5% of those players ended up scoring. The Orioles have dispatched 443 relievers to the hill this season.

The Orioles have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,680 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 9th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have a total of 3,560 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,104 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 9th in the majors, and they have turned 75 double plays.

Povich has taken the mound for 48 frames and has 34 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Povich (1-6 career record) has earned a FIP of 6.07 while he has faced 224 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 6.16 (33 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.639. He has surrendered 54 base hits (10.1 hits per nine innings) with 25 walks.

The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .435 and they score 4.92 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have notched 241 two-baggers, while walking 487 times and putting up 650 runs. Los Angeles is sitting with 179 home runs on the campaign as well as 632 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,109 occasions (17th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,128 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for an OBP of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .252 for the year.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.209 in addition to having a FIP of 4.17 as a unit this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,130 strikeouts against 399 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,027. They have given up 162 long balls and they allow 4.08 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 535 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.73 (489 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.6% of 135 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 157 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on. With 156 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 85 holds and also 26 blown saves. They are currently ranked 18th in the league holding a save rate of 61.8%, and they have sent 444 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 68 save opportunities and they have earned 42 saves.

In their 10,617 innings on the field, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (2nd in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 96 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have 1,123 assists, 66 errors and have earned a total of 3,539 putouts this year.

In his MLB career, Miller has conceded 155 hits while he has accumulated 156 K's in 164 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 85 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.256 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.06 and he has faced 684 batters during his pro baseball career. Miller (12-7 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.66 ERA and has allowed 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-108)

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