Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/31/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+110) Los Angeles (-132)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (66-69) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Sunday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers (77-57). The odds on this game have Arizona at +110 while Los Angeles is priced at -132. The total is 9. The starting pitchers will be Brandon Pfaadt and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Arizona has a slugging % of .438 and have struck out 1,088 times, while being walked on 455 occasions. They have accrued 652 RBI's as well as 1,150 base knocks this season, and their batting average sits at .251. The Diamondbacks have earned 232 doubles as a team and have hit 186 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 667 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .325. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 6th in MLB.

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The Diamondbacks have compiled a team earned run average of 4.54 for the year (24th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,073 batters. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 164 home runs in addition to 657 runs in total (26th in the league). They have walked 420 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.29 as a unit so far this season. Arizona has conceded 1,183 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 606 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 119 times as well as having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 68 holds for the year (22nd in MLB). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 59.7% and stepped onto the hill in 134 save situations. They have compiled 37 saves this season and have blown 25 of 62 save chances. The relievers have inherited 155 base runners on the year and 30.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have sent 411 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,734 innings, which has them sitting 22nd in professional baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned 3,578 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,199 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 16th in professional baseball, and have 103 double plays.

Pfaadt (26-27 career record) holds a FIP of 5.05 and he has gone up against 1,808 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 456 base hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 100 free passes. His earned run average is 5.13 (239 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.326. Pfaadt has taken the ball for 419 innings and is sitting with 396 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .441 and they earn 5.18 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have put up 213 two-baggers, while getting a free base 495 times as well as putting up 694 runs. Los Angeles has hit 201 home runs so far this year as well as 667 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,131 occasions (14th in the league) and have tallied 1,147 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .253 this season.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.295 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a pitching staff for the year. They rank 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,085. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 586 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.08 (539 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (1,190 strikeouts against 455 bases on balls). They have relinquished 155 home runs and they surrender 4.43 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.6% out of 191 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 145 times in high leverage situations and on 121 occasions with runners on. With 167 save situations, the Dodgers have 105 holds and also 21 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in MLB with a save rate of 63.8%, and they have dispatched 478 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Los Angeles has had relievers step onto the mound in 58 save opportunities and they have tallied 37 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 1,145 assists, 58 errors and have earned 3,569 putouts on the season. Out of their 10,707 innings on the field, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (16th in baseball).

Yamamoto (18-10 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 2.95 ERA and has allowed 7.1 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.74 and he has gone up against 930 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 75 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.091 and having a FIP of 2.9. So far in his MLB career, Yamamoto has conceded 180 base hits and he has 262 punch outs in 229 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-132) and under 9 runs

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