Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-130) Arizona (+110)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (25-12) are hitting the road to Chase Field on Friday where they will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (19-18). The moneyline on this contest has the Dodgers at -130 while the Diamondbacks are coming in at +110. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Roki Sasaki and Eduardo Rodriguez.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in MLB. They have accumulated 203 runs while holding a team OBP of .336. The Dodgers have hit 60 doubles as a squad and have hit 59 balls out of the park. They have amassed 196 runs batted in as well as 323 hits this year, and their average at the plate is at .259. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .463 and have struck out 315 times, while taking a walk on 139 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 37 home runs and also 150 runs in total (12th in baseball). Los Angeles has allowed 283 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 134 earned runs. The Dodgers have an ERA of 3.68 this year (11th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 352 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 134 opposing players and their FIP is 3.71 as a team this season.

The Dodgers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 65.2% and have stepped onto the mound in 58 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 31 base runners for the season and 19.4% of them crossed the plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 25 times as well as having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 143 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have 33 holds this season (2nd in baseball). They have tallied 15 saves over the course of the season and have blown 8 of 23 chances to get a save.

The Dodgers have transformed 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,952 innings, ranking them 19th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 984 putouts so far this season, as well as 312 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which is 10th in pro baseball, and they have turned 27 double plays.

Sasaki has pitched in 30 frames and has accounted for 24 punch outs in his MLB career. Sasaki (1-1 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.83 and he has gone up against 134 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.89 (13 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.462. He has allowed 24 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) with 20 free passes.

Arizona has compiled 46 home runs over the course of the season and 181 runs batted in. They have notched 75 doubles, while walking 151 times and putting up 186 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .331 as well as a batting average of .246 this year. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging % of .428 and they score 5.03 runs per outing (6th in baseball). They have struck out on 286 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have recorded 306 base hits.

The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.289 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.39 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They rank 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 305. The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 183 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.47 (165 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (320 strikeouts against 123 bases on balls). They have conceded 50 dingers and they relinquish 4.96 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

Arizona has had relief pitchers enter the game in 18 save chances and they have come away with 11 saves. They rank 17th in MLB with a save percentage of 61.1%, and they have sent 111 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 39 times in high leverage situations and on 31 occasions with runners on. Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.4% out of their 35 inherited runners. With 43 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accrued 24 holds and also 7 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 30 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in MLB). The Diamondbacks have recorded 340 assists, 22 errors and have accounted for 996 putouts this year. Out of their 2,988 innings played, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (13th in baseball).

Rodriguez (86-60 career win-loss record) has a 4.14 earned run average while conceding 8.7 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.95 and he has faced 5,055 batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 546 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.307 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. Thus far in his career, Rodriguez has conceded 1,146 base knocks while he has totaled 1,199 strikeouts in 1,188 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Arizona (+110) and under 9 runs

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