Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 3/26/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+120) Los Angeles (-144)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (93-69 last year) welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks (80-82 last season) at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Diamondbacks at +120 while the Dodgers are priced at -144. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Zac Gallen and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Arizona had a slugging rate of .433 and were called out on strikes 1,316 times, while being walked on 545 occasions. They earned 768 runs batted in as well as 1,377 base knocks in the previous season, and their average at the plate finished at .251. The Diamondbacks accounted for 277 two-baggers as a squad and hit 214 balls out of the park. They had 791 runs while having a team OBP of .325. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks earned 4.9 runs per contest, which had them sitting at 6th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.58 and the pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.32. Diamondbacks pitchers gave up 196 home runs in addition to 785 total runs (24th in MLB). Arizona conceded 1,403 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 721 earned runs. The Diamondbacks finished with a team ERA of 4.49 for the prior year (23rd in the league), and their staff struck out 1,288 batters. They walked 500 opposing batters and their FIP came in at 4.27 as a unit in the previous season.

The Diamondbacks bullpen accumulated a save percentage of 59.2% and stepped onto the hill in 164 save situations. The relievers inherited 201 runners over the course of the prior season with 34.3% of them crossed home plate. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers entered the contest with runners on 150 times and also had 164 outings in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks had dispatched 503 relief pitchers to the hill in the previous season. The relief pitchers had 88 holds in the previous season (17th in baseball). They accumulated 42 saves over the course of the prior season and missed out on 29 of their 71 chances to get a save.

The Diamondbacks turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,996 innings on the diamond, which had them sitting at 20th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks earned 4,332 putouts for the previous season, as well as 1,437 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .986 which put them in 16th in pro baseball, and accumulated 125 double plays.

Gallen (66-52 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.53 while going up against 4,142 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 843 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 324 walks. His earned run average is 3.58 (401 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.159. Gallen has taken the hill for 1,007 frames and has accounted for 1,060 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers had an on-base percentage of .327 as well as a team batting average of .253 last season. They struck out on 1,353 occasions (16th in the league) and recorded 1,384 base hits. Los Angeles tallied 244 home runs over the course of last year to go along with 791 runs batted in. The Dodgers had a SLG% of .441 and they were scoring 5.09 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They notched 257 two-baggers, while taking a walk 580 times and earning 825 runs.

The Dodgers held a team WHIP of 1.258 in addition to having a FIP of 3.93 as a pitching staff during the previous year. Their K/BB ratio was 9.40 (1,505 strikeouts vs 563 walks). They had a ranking of 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,250. They relinquished 175 homers and they conceded 4.27 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff relinquished 683 runs over the course of the prior season while holding an ERA of 3.95 (633 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles called on relievers to step onto the hill in 73 save opportunities and they walked away with 46 saves. They ranked 18th in baseball holding a save rate of 63.0%, and they sent 581 relief pitchers to the mound last season. Their relief pitchers came in 186 times in high leverage situations in addition to 149 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers held an inherited score rate of 26.1% out of 230 inherited base runners. Ending the season with 206 save situations, the Dodgers had 128 holds and also 27 blown saves.

Out of their 12,969 innings played, the Dodgers finished with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (11th in MLB). The Los Angeles Dodgers had 102 double plays and had a fielding rate of .988 (6th in baseball). The Dodgers had 1,346 assists, 68 errors and had a total of 4,323 putouts last season.

In his career, Yamamoto has conceded 191 hits while he has accumulated 306 strikeouts in 263 frames. He has given up a total of 78 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.033 and having a FIP of 2.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.78 and he has faced 1,052 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. Yamamoto (19-10 win-loss record in his career) holds a 2.67 earned run average while giving up 6.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (+120)

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