Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-108) Arizona (-108)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (18-12) are en route to Chase Field on Tuesday where they will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks (13-16). The moneyline on this matchup has Los Angeles at -108 and Arizona is coming in at -108. The over/under is 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Landon Knack and Jordan Montgomery.

The Dodgers have tallied 64 two-baggers as a team and have hit 35 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .442 and have been called out on strikes 261 times, while taking a walk on 121 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which is 4th in MLB. They have amassed 154 RBI's and 285 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .274. They are sitting with 158 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .351.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.60 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.17. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 30 long balls in addition to 120 runs in total (13th in the league). Los Angeles has conceded 213 base hits (7.1 per 9 innings) as well as 109 earned runs. The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 3.65 this season (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 263 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 101 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.95 as a squad over the course of the season.

Dodgers pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 20 times as well as having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 19 holds so far this season (7th in the league). The Dodgers bullpen have earned a save rate of 78.6% and has come into the game in 33 save situations. They have tallied 11 saves so far this year and have not converted 3 of their 14 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 27 base runners over the course of the season with 37.0% of them crossed the plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 96 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Dodgers have turned 72.8% of balls in play into outs in their 2,421 innings on the diamond, ranking them 2nd in the majors. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 807 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 264 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 9th in baseball, and they have turned 17 double plays.

Knack (1-1 career mark) has a FIP of 5.27 while he has faced 44 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 7 base hits (5.7 hits per nine innings) and has 4 walks. His earned run average is 3.27 (4 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.000. Knack has taken the hill for 11 frames and has totaled 9 K's so far in his career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have an OBP of .328 in addition to a batting average of .250 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 216 occasions (25th in MLB) and have a total of 247 hits. Arizona has compiled 28 home runs on the campaign to go along with 144 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .394 and they are earning 5.31 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have 54 doubles, while taking a walk 108 times and scoring 154 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.233 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.84 as a team on the campaign. They are sitting at 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 239. The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 125 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.96 (113 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (230 strikeouts against 78 bases on balls). They have conceded 29 long balls and they allow 4.38 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Sitting with 25 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accrued 12 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 12 save chances and they have tallied 6 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 34 times in high leverage situations and on 25 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 43.8% of 32 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 25th in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 91 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

Out of their 2,313 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (15th in baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 26 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in MLB). The Diamondbacks have 259 assists, 17 errors and have notched a total of 771 putouts on the season.

Montgomery (39-35 career win-loss record) holds a 3.67 ERA while surrendering 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.42 and he has gone up against 3,189 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 313 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.204 and a FIP of 3.7. During his MLB career, Montgomery has surrendered 717 hits while he has earned 712 strikeouts in 768 innings.

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

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

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