At Chase Field on Friday, the Arizona Diamondbacks (76-58) face the Los Angeles Dodgers (80-54), fellow members of the NL West, at 9:40 p.m. ET.
The Diamondbacks are an underdog at home (+113) against the Dodgers (-134). The Los Angeles Dodgers will give the start to Clayton Kershaw (2-2, 3.72 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Diamondbacks will counter with Zac Gallen (10-6, 3.65 ERA).
The Dodgers were vicotrious 6-3 over the Orioles yesterday in their last game. Bobby Miller was named the winning pitcher after throwing five innings, giving up three earned runs on two hits while striking out three, while Austin Barnes went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI to lead them offensively.
The Diamondbacks lost to the Mets yesterday, with Justin Martinez registering the loss while throwing one inning, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out two. Randal Grichuk went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Diamondbacks’ offense.
Here is everything you need to prepare for Friday’s Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks matchup, including viewing options.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Dodgers (-134, bet $134 to win $100)
- Underdog: Diamondbacks (+113, bet $100 to win $113)
- Over/under: 8.5
Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, August 30, 2024
- Game Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- TV Channel: Diamondbacks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Dodgers stats and trends
Dodgers betting records
- This season, the Dodgers have won 73 out of the 117 games, or 62.4%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Los Angeles has a record of 62-35 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -134 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 57.3% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.
- Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 70 of its 134 chances.
- The Dodgers are 66-67-0 against the spread in their 133 chances this season.
Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers probable starter)
- The Dodgers will send Kershaw (2-2) to the mound to make his seventh start of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.72 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 29 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out was on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when the lefty threw five innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up nine hits.
- The 36-year-old has an ERA of 3.72, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in six games this season. Opponents are hitting .287 against him.
- Kershaw is looking to collect his second quality start of the year in this outing.
- Kershaw will aim to last five or more innings for his fourth straight appearance. He’s averaging 4.8 innings per outing.
- He has had one outing this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He meets a Diamondbacks offense that ranks first in the league with 714 runs while batting .260 as a squad. It has a collective .433 slugging percentage (fifth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 166 home runs (eighth in MLB).
Dodgers batting stats
- The Dodgers rank third in Major League Baseball with 181 home runs.
- Hitters for Los Angeles rank third in the majors with a combined .435 team slugging percentage.
- The Dodgers have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks ninth among MLB teams.
- Los Angeles is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking fourth with 662 total runs this season.
- The Dodgers have an OBP of .329 this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
- Los Angeles is ranked 13th in strikeouts per game (8.4) among MLB offenses.
Diamondbacks stats and trends
Diamondbacks betting records
- The Diamondbacks have been underdogs in 64 games this season and have come away with the win 32 times (50%) in those contests.
- This year, Arizona has won 14 of 30 games when listed as at least +113 or worse on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Diamondbacks have a 46.9% chance of pulling out a win.
- Arizona and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 75 of its 134 opportunities.
- The Diamondbacks have posted a record of 69-64-0 against the spread this season.
Zac Gallen (Diamondbacks probable starter)
- Gallen (10-6 with a 3.65 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 116 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Diamondbacks, his 23rd of the season.
- In his most recent time out on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox, the right-hander went six scoreless innings while surrendering two hits.
- In 22 games this season, the 29-year-old has a 3.65 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .248 to opposing batters.
- Gallen has 10 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Gallen will try to build upon a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 frames per appearance).
- In seven of his 22 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
- The opposing Dodgers offense has the third-ranked slugging percentage (.435) and ranks third in home runs hit (181) in all of MLB. They have a collective .252 batting average, and are eighth in the league with 1147 total hits and fourth in MLB action scoring 662 runs.
- In four innings over one appearance against the Dodgers this season, Gallen has a 6.75 ERA and a 1.750 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .250.
Diamondbacks batting stats
- The Diamondbacks are eighth in baseball with 166 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- So far this year, Arizona’s .433 slugging percentage ranks fifth-best in the majors.
- The Diamondbacks have the third-best batting average in the league (.260).
- Arizona scores the most runs in baseball (714 total, 5.3 per game).
- The Diamondbacks’ .334 on-base percentage ranks second-best in MLB.
