At Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers (six consecutive wins) take on the Miami Marlins at 3:10 PM ET.
The Dodgers are big home favorites (-278) versus the Marlins (+225). The scheduled starters are Gavin Stone (2-1) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Ryan Weathers (2-3) for the Miami Marlins.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 5 K) was credited with the win in the Dodgers’ 8-2 victory over the Marlins yesterday. Max Muncy led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI. Edward Cabrera (2.0 IP, 4 R, 1 H, 1 K) was handed the loss for the Marlins.
Get ready for the Dodgers vs. Marlins with what you need to know about Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Miami Marlins odds and betting lines
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- Favorite: Dodgers (-278, bet $278 to win $100)
- Underdog: Marlins (+225, bet $100 to win $225)
- Over/under: 9
Dodgers vs. Marlins: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Game Time: 3:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Dodger Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Dodgers stats and trends
Dodgers betting records
- The Dodgers have entered the game as favorites 36 times this season and won 24, or 66.7%, of those games.
- Los Angeles is 3-1 this season when entering a game favored by -278 or more on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 73.5% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.
- Games involving Los Angeles have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 21 of 38 chances this season.
- The Dodgers are 20-17-0 against the spread in their 37 chances this season.
Gavin Stone (Dodgers probable starter)
- Stone (2-1 with a 4.06 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 31 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Dodgers, his seventh of the season.
- The righty last appeared on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, when he tossed six innings, allowing one earned run while giving up five hits.
- The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.06, with 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in six games this season. Opponents are hitting .248 against him.
- Stone is aiming to notch his third quality start in a row in this game.
- Stone will try to last five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing.
- So far he has given up at least one earned run in all of his outings.
- He will face off against a Marlins offense that is hitting .226 as a unit (23rd in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .341 (27th in MLB) with 30 total home runs (25th in MLB).
Dodgers batting stats
- The Dodgers rank second in Major League Baseball with 53 home runs.
- No MLB team has a better slugging percentage than Los Angeles (.456) this season.
- No team has a better batting average than the .271 AVG the Dodgers have posted this season.
- Los Angeles leads MLB with 211 runs scored this season.
- The Dodgers have the best on-base percentage (.356) in baseball this year.
- Los Angeles ranks 18th with an average of 8.3 strikeouts per game.
Marlins stats and trends
Marlins betting records
- The Marlins have been victorious in seven, or 29.2%, of the 24 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Miami has been listed as an underdog of +225 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Marlins have a 30.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- Miami and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 22 of its 38 opportunities.
- The Marlins are 11-26-0 against the spread in their 37 games that had a posted line this season.
Ryan Weathers (Marlins probable starter)
- The Marlins are sending Weathers (2-3) out to make his eighth start of the season. He is 2-3 with a 4.54 ERA and 31 strikeouts through 35 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent outing on Saturday against the Oakland Athletics, the left-hander went six innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.54, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings in seven games this season. Opposing hitters have a .243 batting average against him.
- Weathers is looking to record his third quality start of the year.
- Weathers is trying to secure his sixth start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
- In one of his seven total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
- He will take the hill against a Dodgers team that is hitting .271 as a unit (first in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .456 (first in the league) with 53 total home runs (second in MLB play).
Marlins batting stats
- The Marlins rank 25th in MLB action with 30 total home runs.
- So far this season, Miami is slugging .341, the fourth-lowest percentage in baseball.
- The Marlins have the 23rd-ranked batting average in the league (.226).
- The offense for Miami is the No. 22 offense in the majors, scoring 3.7 runs per game (142 total runs).
- The Marlins are 29th in MLB with a .283 on-base percentage.