Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Pick & Prediction 4/30/24

At 9:40 PM ET, the Dodgers and Diamondbacks will square off in an NL West matchup. This one is being played at Chase Field in Phoenix and features a Dodgers club that is 19-12 this season. The Diamondbacks are 13-17 overall.

Los Angeles is sending Landon Knack to the mound up against Jordan Montgomery for the Diamondbacks. The over/under line is at 9.5 runs, and the Dodgers are the slight favorite on the money line at -117.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS VS LOS ANGELES DODGERS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks Moneyline -104

This game will be played at Chase Field at 9:40 ET on Tuesday, April 30th.

HOW TO BET THE DODGERS VS DIAMONDBACKS:

• We have the Diamondbacks winning by a score of 5.1 to 5
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Diamondbacks to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 10.1 runs and like the over

Los Angeles cruised to an easy 8-4 win over the Diamondbacks in the most recent game of this series. The Dodgers had a huge 5th inning, scoring four of their eight runs. As for the Diamondbacks, they scored their final run in the 5th and were held in check the rest of the way.

James Paxton only went five innings for the Dodgers but gave up just two hits and four earned runs. Tommy Henry struggled on the mound for the Diamondbacks, giving up five hits and two earned runs in four innings of work.

Will Smith, Teoscar Hernandez, Shohei Ohtani, and Enrique Hernandez each had two hits for the Dodgers. Smith and Andy Pages each homered for LA’s offense.

Dodgers Records & Stats

Los Angeles is 19-12 overall this year, and they lead the NL West by four games over the Giants. The Dodgers have taken two straight games and are 6-3 against other teams in the NL West. They picked up a win in the series opener vs. the Diamondbacks.

At home, the Dodgers are 9-8 this year and have gone 10-4 on the road. So far, Los Angeles has been really good in night games, going 12-5. As the favorite, the Dodgers are 19-11, but they have yet to win a game as the underdog this year.

When the Dodgers are the favorite, they are 15-15 against the run line. They are 9-5 against the run line on the road, with an average run differential of 2.0 runs per game. Their average run differential on the season is +1.4 runs per game. They have covered the run line in three straight games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks combined for 12 runs in their game today, going over the 10.5 over/under line. The Dodgers have had a high over/under line of 10.0 in their last 10 games, with the over hitting in 6 of those games. Overall, the Dodgers have hit the over in 19 of their 31 games this season, with the average over/under line in their games being 9.5 runs.

Landon Knack and the Dodgers are on the road to take on the Diamondbacks. Knack is coming off a win in his last start, where he went 6 innings and gave up 2 earned runs. He has 5 strikeouts in 11 innings of work so far this season.

Los Angeles comes into the game as the league’s top-scoring offense, averaging 5.4 runs per game. They have been even better at home, averaging 5.6 runs per game. The Dodgers are also the league’s top-hitting team, with a combined batting average of .275. As a team, they are also the league’s top on-base percentage and OPS team.

Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani have been two of the league’s top hitters so far, with Betts batting .377 and Ohtani not far behind at .341. Ohtani has gone deep a team-high seven times, which is 4th in the league. Betts is 5th in the league with 23 RBIs, while Teoscar Hernandez is 7th in the league with 22 RBIs.

Diamondbacks Records & Stats

Arizona is 13-17 overall heading into today’s game vs. the Dodgers, and they are in 3rd place in the NL West. The Diamondbacks are 5.5 games behind the Dodgers and Padres for the NL West lead. The Diamondbacks dropped the first game of this series vs. the Dodgers.

At home, the Diamondbacks are 7-7 this year, but they have dropped two straight at home. Arizona has struggled on the road, going 6-10. As the underdog, the Diamondbacks are just 5-10 this year, and they are 8-7 as the favorite.

Arizona has been a solid bet on the run line this season with a 14-16 record. They have been especially good at home, going 7-7 against the run line. The Diamondbacks have been a better bet as the underdog, going 8-7 against the run line. Their average run margin is +0.8 runs per game, and they have a run line record of 6-9 as the favorite.

The Diamondbacks have played 29 games this season, and 20 of them have had over/under lines set lower than 9.5 runs. Their average over/under line for the season is 9 runs, and their games have averaged 9.7 runs per game. Their over/under record for the season is 13-16, and their over/under record when the line is set at 9.5 runs is 2-2. Their game today against the Dodgers has an over/under line of 9.5 runs.

Looking at Jordan Montgomery’s stats, he is making his first start at home this season for the Diamondbacks. He started the year with a win over the Giants but took the loss in his last outing against the Cardinals. In that game, he went 7 innings, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits.

Heading into today’s game, the Diamondbacks have been one of the top-scoring teams in the league, averaging 5.3 runs per game. They have been even better at home, putting up 5.9 runs per contest. As a team, they are batting .249, which is 8th in the league, and have the 4th fewest strikeouts in the league. Arizona’s offense has been led by Ketel Marte, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., and Christian Walker, who all have five homers this season.

Christian Walker has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 7/23 in his last seven games, with two homers and six RBIs. Blaze Alexander comes into the game with a team-leading batting average of .317 and has gone deep three times this season. Arizona will be looking for Kevin Newman to get going, as he has just two hits in his last 21 at-bats.