Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+162) Los Angeles (-196)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (29-18) will try to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (25-22) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Arizona at +162 while Los Angeles is coming in at -196. The betting total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Ryne Nelson and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

The Diamondbacks have hit 98 two-baggers as a team and have hit 64 balls out of the stadium. Arizona has a slugging rate of .448 and have struck out 351 times, while drawing a walk on 184 occasions. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 5.2 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in MLB. They have amassed 236 runs batted in as well as 405 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .255. They have 243 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .337.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.70 on the year (24th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 416 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 64 home runs and 240 total runs (24th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 161 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.36 as a unit over the course of the season. Arizona has yielded 408 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 220 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.58 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Diamondbacks have sent 141 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 45 runners so far this season and 31.1% of them crossed home plate. They have compiled 16 saves this year and have missed out on 9 of their 25 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks bullpen have a save percentage of 64.0% and have entered the game in 55 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 29 holds so far this year (11th in baseball). Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 37 times and also have had 48 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 1,263 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 415 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 20th in baseball, and they have turned 34 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,789 innings, ranking them 21st in professional baseball.

Nelson has taken the hill for 339 innings and has racked up 266 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.62 (174 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.301. He has given up 345 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 96 walks. Nelson (20-16 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.55 while he has gone up against 1,430 opposing batters in the majors.

Los Angeles has recorded 77 home runs this season as well as 261 RBIs. They have 80 two-baggers, while walking 180 times and putting up 272 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned an on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .271 on the year. The Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .476 and they earn 5.79 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 391 occasions (14th in the league) and have earned a total of 436 base knocks.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 209 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.18 (193 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 59 dingers and they surrender 4.52 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.298 and have a FIP of 4.14 as a squad on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (433 strikeouts against 165 walks). They rank 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 375.

With 62 save situations, the Dodgers have accrued 35 holds and also 9 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 25 save chances and they have come away with 16 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 50 times in high leverage situations and also on 32 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.8% out of 41 inherited base runners. They rank 16th in baseball with a save rate of 64.0%, and they have sent 174 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

In 3,744 innings played, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (17th in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 37 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (5th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 404 assists, 18 errors and have earned 1,248 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Yamamoto has allowed 112 base knocks while earning 164 strikeouts in 141 innings pitched. He has surrendered 42 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.064 and having a FIP of 2.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.32 and he has faced 567 opposing batters thus far in his career. Yamamoto (12-5 career mark) has earned a 2.68 earned run average and has surrendered 7.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (+162)

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