Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Monday, May 19, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+150) Los Angeles (-182)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (23-21) are en route to Dodger Stadium on Monday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (29-15). The moneyline on this contest has Arizona at +150 and Los Angeles is priced at -182. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Brandon Pfaadt and Landon Knack.

As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 5.1 runs/g, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have accounted for 222 runs scored and hold an OBP of .335. The Diamondbacks have earned 88 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 61 balls out of the park. They have 217 RBI's and 374 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .252. Arizona has a slugging rate of .444 and have struck out 335 times, while taking a walk on 173 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.57 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 59 long balls and 226 runs in total (25th in baseball). Arizona has relinquished 384 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 206 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.71 on the campaign (24th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 381 batters. They have walked 148 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.37 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Diamondbacks have sent 131 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 42 runners this year with 33.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have 15 saves over the course of the season and have blown 8 out of their 23 chances to get a save. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 65.2% and have entered the game in 51 save situations. The bullpen have notched 27 holds so far this season (11th in MLB). Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 35 times as well as having 44 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 1,182 putouts thus far, in addition to 393 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 21st in pro baseball, and they have turned 33 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,546 innings on the diamond, ranking them 21st in baseball.

Pfaadt (20-22 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.79 while he has gone up against 1,397 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 345 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has 81 free passes. His earned run average is 4.87 (177 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.301. Pfaadt has taken the ball for 327 innings and is sitting with 323 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with a team OBP of .346 and a team batting average of .272 for the season. They have struck out on 366 instances (15th in MLB) and have recorded 409 base knocks. Los Angeles has knocked in 73 home runs so far this year to go along with 248 RBIs. The Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .481 and they average 5.84 runs per game (1st in the league). They have recorded 78 doubles, while taking a walk 166 times and racking up 257 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 186 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.93 (170 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 52 home runs and they allow 4.30 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.272 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.01 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.30 (404 strikeouts vs 151 walks). They sit at 12th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 344.

Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.7% out of 38 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 30 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 61 save situations, the Dodgers have tallied 35 holds and also 8 blown saves. They rank 9th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 163 relievers to the mound for the year. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 24 save chances and they have tallied 16 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 34 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (5th in baseball). The Dodgers have 384 assists, 17 errors and have accounted for 1,167 putouts for the season. In 3,501 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers hold a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (14th in the majors).

Knack (5-6 career record) has a 4.13 ERA and has given up 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.42 and he has gone up against 368 opposing hitters during his career. He has allowed 40 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.194 and having a FIP of 4.1. During his MLB career, Knack has given up 78 hits while he has earned 89 K's in 87 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-182) and under 8.5 runs

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