Marlins vs. Dodgers Prediction
Will the Dodgers hand the Marlins their third consecutive loss when the two teams open a new series at 10:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Dodgers are -185 money line favorites versus the Marlins, who have odds of +160 to pull off the upset tonight in L.A. With Edinson Volquez set to face Hyun-Jin Ryu in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8 runs.
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Volquez held the Braves to two runs over six innings in a loss Saturday. Volquez allowed just four hits and two walks over his six innings, but Braves starter Julio Teheran was just a little bit better to deal Volquez his fifth loss. The right-hander has actually pitched fairly well this year, not allowing more than four runs in any start, but he’s 0-5 with a 4.41 ERA and 1.67 WHIP to show for it. (Rotoworld)
Ryu surrendered ten runs (five earned) on eight hits over four innings in Thursday’s 10-7 loss to the Rockies. Ryu missed his previous start due to a left hip contusion. Judging from Thursday’s results, he might have wanted to take off one more. The southpaw allowed two runs in the first inning, five in the second — though none counted against his ERA due to an Austin Barnes error — and three more in the fourth (the final run in that frame scoring on a balk) before being relieved of duty. Ryu walked a whopping six batters in the contest and threw just 57 of his 101 pitches for strikes. The disaster of a start raised his ERA from 4.05 to 4.99. He also holds a rough 1.60 WHIP through six starts.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Marlins are just 2-5 in their last seven road games, are 7-20 in their last 27 games overall, and are winless at 0-4 in Volquez’s last four outings. That said, the Marlins are a perfect 5-0 in their last five games in Los Angeles and have won six of their last seven games versus the Dodgers overall. Los Angeles is also just 1-8 in Ryu’s last nine starts and are 0-6 in his last six games when he starts the first game of a series.
THURSDAY MLB PREDICTION: MIAMI MARLINS +160