The Athletics are visiting the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, May 15th at the Dodger Stadium in the third game of this series, where both teams are tied 1-1 wins. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Athletics vs Dodgers Prediction. We will examine:
The Los Angeles Dodgers recent form and player performance
The Athletics recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Dodgers
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Athletics
Recent betting trends in games played between the Athletics vs Los Angeles Dodgers
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Athletics vs Los Angeles Dodgers game
Los Angeles Dodgers Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a 28-15 record this season and are sitting on the first place of the NL West. The Dodgers have a 16-4 home record and 24-19 in over/under. They are coming off a 9-3 home victory over the Athletics, but have been unstable lately, as they are alternating wins and losses for the past 12 days. Their last seven home games have gone over the total, and are playing the Angels and the Diamondbacks next.
The Dodgers have a .267 batting average this season, .341 OBP and .471 slugging percentage. LA’s pitching staff has a 3.98 ERA and 1.29 WHIP. Sohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 50 hits and 13 home runs, while Teoscar Hernandez leads the team with 34 RBI. Freddie Freeman is the team’s best hitter with a .362 batting average.
Reliever Matt Sauer (R) will take the mound for the Dodgers, which means that this will be a bullpen game for LA. Sauer has a 1-0 record, 1.54 ERA and 0.86 WHIP. In his only previous home start, he had a quality start with just one earned run in 5 innings pitched. Last season he had a horrendous 7.71 ERA and 2.08 WHIP in 14 appearances with the Kansas City Royals.
Athletics Preview
The Athletics have a 22-21 record this season and are sitting on the 4th place of the AL West. The Athletics have a 14-8 road record and are 22-17 in over/under They are coming off a 3-9 road defeat by the Dodgers, and are 2-5 in their last 7 games. Their last six games have gone over the total and are playing the Giants and the Angels next.
The Athletics have a .261 batting average this season, .319 OBP and .431 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 4.84 ERA and 1.46 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 58 hits and a team-high .354 batting average. Tyler Soderstrom leads the team with 29 RBI.
Osvaldo Bido (R) will take the mound for the Athletics, and he has a 2-3 record, 4.75 ERA and 1.51 WHIP. He has been better on the road, with a 3.48 ERA, and he has been struggling lately, with 3+ earned runs in three of his last four starts. In his previous start against the Dodgers last season, he gave up 2 runs in 6 innings of work.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Dodgers have won each of their last nine home games after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have lost seven of their last eight road games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in each of their last nine home games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Dodgers have won the first inning in four of their last five night games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in seven of their last nine games at Dodger Stadium against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have led after 3 innings in nine of their last 12 games against the Athletics.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won seven of their last eight games as road underdogs against National League opponents following a loss.
- The Dodgers have lost each of their last four games as favorites following a win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last seven night games against NL West opponents following a loss.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games following a win.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in three of their last four road night games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last eight games as underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Dodgers’ last seven home games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in six of the Dodgers’ last seven night games at Dodger Stadium.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Athletics’ last six night games against National League opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for batting average this season (.267).
- The Dodgers rank 2nd in the league for home runs this season (68).
- The Athletics rank 29th in the league for walks allowed this season (171).
- The Athletics rank T28th in the league for steals this season (19).
Athletics vs Dodgers Prediction
The Dodgers are 6-2 in their last 8 meetings against the A’s, and are 5-1 in their last 6 meetings in LA. Over is 7-1 in their last 8 meetings.
In this Athletics vs Dodgers Prediction, the Dodgers are coming as huge -200 home favorites. The Dodgers are rightfully favored, as they have been one of the best teams in the MLB this season, but I don’t trust them in a bullpen game the way they are playing lately. I don’t trust Bido for the A’s either, so I will pass on the side. Both games of this series had 12 runs each, and both teams have been playing high scoring games lately, as the Dodgers are a perfect 7-0 to the over at home, and the A’s 6-0 to the over overall. I expect another high-scoring game, so take the over 9.5 runs in this one.