Sacramento Athletics vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/15/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

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

The Sacramento Athletics (22-20) are traveling to Dodger Stadium on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (27-15). The line on this contest has Sacramento at +110 while Los Angeles is priced at -132. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Osvaldo Bido and Ben Casparius.

Sacramento has a slugging rate of .433 and have struck out 318 times, while drawing a walk on 123 occasions. They have accrued 184 RBI's in addition to 382 hits this year, while their batting average is at .263. The Athletics have accrued 67 doubles as a team and have hit 56 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 191 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .322. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which is 14th in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.06 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.45. Athletics pitchers have given up 47 long balls in addition to 219 runs in total (26th in the league). Sacramento has given up 379 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 198 earned runs. The Athletics have an earned run average of 4.73 this season (25th in the league), and they have struck out 340 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 165 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.41 as a team so far this season.

Athletics pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 49 times as well as having 49 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 26 holds on the season (14th in MLB). The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 65.0% and have entered the game in 46 save situations. They have recorded 13 saves on the year and have missed out on 7 of their 20 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 72 base runners this season with 26.4% of them crossed the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 142 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Athletics have turned 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,390 innings, which ranks them 24th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have a tally of 1,130 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 319 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which is 28th in MLB, and have earned 24 double plays.

Bido (9-11 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.51 while going up against 681 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 145 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 63 walks. His earned run average is 4.58 (79 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.340. Bido has pitched in 155 frames and has 138 K's in his career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied an on-base percentage of .338 as well as a team batting average of .265 for the year. They have struck out on 353 occasions (13th in the league) and are sitting with 378 base knocks. Los Angeles has accounted for 64 home runs this season as well as 220 RBIs. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .463 and they are recording 5.45 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have put up 74 doubles, while walking 152 times as well as earning 229 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.299 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.40 (389 strikeouts vs 146 bases on balls). They are sitting at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 336. They have surrendered 50 dingers and they surrender 4.39 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 181 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.00 (165 earned runs allowed).

Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.7% of 38 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 47 times in high leverage situations and also on 30 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 59 save situations, the Dodgers have 33 holds and 8 blown saves. They are ranked 8th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 158 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 24 save opportunities and they have recorded 16 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 32 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (9th in baseball). The Dodgers have 362 assists, 17 errors and have 1,113 putouts this season. In their 3,339 innings on the field, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (18th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Casparius has surrendered 33 base hits while earning 41 strikeouts in 35 frames. Casparius (6-0 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 2.82 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 11 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.197 and having a FIP of 2.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.56 and he has faced 147 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+110)

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