Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/29/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+172) Los Angeles (-210)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (18-10) host the Miami Marlins (12-15) at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Marlins at +172 and the Dodgers are priced at -210. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Sandy Alcantara and Matt Sauer.

As a team, the Miami Marlins are compiling 4.4 runs per game, which is 12th in MLB. They have tallied 120 runs and hold an OBP of .319. The Marlins have recorded 49 doubles as a unit and have knocked 24 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 113 RBI's and 239 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is .256. Miami is slugging .389 and have been rung up 243 times, while taking a walk on 82 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.48. Marlins pitchers have relinquished 36 long balls in addition to 152 runs in total (29th in the league). Miami has yielded 240 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 143 earned runs. The Marlins have an ERA of 5.32 on the campaign (28th in the league), and the staff has rung up 216 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 117 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.81 as a team on the campaign.

The Marlins have sent 92 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 42 base runners this season and 35.7% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 5 saves for the year and have blown 3 of 8 chances to get a save. The Marlins relievers have a save percentage of 62.5% and have entered the game in 24 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 16 holds this year (19th in MLB). Marlins relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 30 times as well as having 29 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 726 putouts so far this season, in addition to 246 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which puts them in 11th in MLB, and they have turned 15 double plays. The Marlins have converted 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,178 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 19th in pro baseball.

Alcantara has pitched in 923 innings and has racked up 806 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.40 (349 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.162. He has allowed 788 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 285 free passes. Alcantara (43-57 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.35 and he has faced 3,780 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Los Angeles Dodgers hold an OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .239 this season. They have struck out on 230 occasions (16th in the league) and have totaled 220 base hits. Los Angeles has a total of 45 home runs this season to go along with 128 RBIs. The Dodgers have a SLG% of .437 and they score 4.75 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have hit 41 two-baggers, while getting a free base 98 times as well as putting up 133 runs.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.296 and have a FIP of 3.75 as a team this season. They sit at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 211. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 117 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.79 (104 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.80 (270 strikeouts against 109 free passes). They have given up 28 long balls and they yield 4.26 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league).

With 50 save situations, the Dodgers have 30 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 18 save chances and they have walked away with 12 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 33 times in high leverage situations and also on 18 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 17.4% out of their 23 inherited runners. They rank 17th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 111 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 21 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in MLB). The Dodgers have 227 assists, 11 errors and have 741 putouts this year. Out of their 2,223 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (18th in MLB).

So far in his career, Sauer has given up 26 hits while accumulating 9 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched. Sauer (0-0 career mark) holds a 7.80 earned run average and has conceded 13.5 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 15 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 2.139 and a FIP of 7.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 0.82 and he has gone up against 90 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+172)

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