MLB Odds Dodgers at Diamondbacks - Baseball Odds Favor Dodgers

The MLB odds could be a little lopsided on the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. The Dodgers send Chad Billingsley to the mound while the Diamondbacks go with Billy Buckner. The Dodgers are -185 favorites against the Diamondbacks in MLB baseball odds at online sportsbooks. The baseball betting numbers have Billingsley at 12-9 on the season with a 3.86 ERA while Buckner is 2-6 with an 8.29 ERA. Billingsley was great for four innings last time out against Arizona and then collapsed giving up four runs in the fifth.

Billingsley has only one win in his last five starts and only three in his last 14. He is 7-5 in his career against the Diamondbacks. Injuries are starting to hurt the Dodgers as Clayton Kershaw will miss his next start with an injury, Casey Blake missed a third start Sunday with a tight hamstring and Jim Thome has a heel injury. Buckner gave up four runs and eight hits in six innings last time out against the Dodgers. That could mean this sees some runs scored on Tuesday in MLB odds even though the trends point to an under. Vegas odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Dodgers -185 favorites against the Diamondbacks +165 with a betting total of 9.5 OVER -120.

MLB Odds and Baseball Betting Trends for Dodgers at Diamondbacks

September 8th, 2009

The Dodgers are 6-0 in their last 6 game 2’s of a series. The Dodgers are 4-1 in their last 5 road games. The Dodgers are 18-6 in MLB odds for their last 24 Tuesday games. Even though Billingsley is not pitching well of late, the Dodgers are 12-3 in his last 15 starts vs. the National League West. Overall, the Dodgers are 1-4 in MLB baseball odds for Billingsley’s last 5 starts. The Dodgers are 5-2 in Billingsley’s last 7 road starts vs. the Diamondbacks. Even though Arizona has been better of late, they are still 16-36 in MLB betting for their last 52 games as an underdog. They are 1-4 in Buckner’s last 5 starts as an underdog. The trends do point to this game going under the total. The Under is 7-1-1 in the Dodgers last 9 vs. the National League West. The Under is 14-3 in MLB odds for the Dodgers last 17 games vs. a right-handed starter. The pitching stats on Billingsley point to an over though, as the Over is 6-1 in his last 7 road starts. The Over is 4-0 in Buckner’s last 4 home starts.