Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 3/27/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+150) Los Angeles (-182)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (80-82 last year) are traveling to Dodger Stadium on Friday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (93-69 last season). The moneyline on this contest has the Diamondbacks at +150 and the Dodgers are sitting at -182. The total is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Ryne Nelson and Emmet Sheehan.

Arizona owned a slugging percentage of .433 and were called out on strikes 1,316 times, while drawing a walk on 545 occasions. They compiled 768 RBI's and 1,377 hits last season, and their batting average came in at .251. The Diamondbacks hit 277 doubles as a unit and knocked 214 balls out of the park. They were sitting with 791 runs scored and held an OBP of .325. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks scored 4.9 runs per outing, which ranked them 6th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.58 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.32. Diamondbacks pitchers conceded 196 long balls in addition to 785 runs (24th in the league). Arizona conceded 1,403 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 721 earned runs. The Diamondbacks had a team earned run average of 4.49 over the course of last year (23rd in the league), and their staff rung up 1,288 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 500 players from the other team and their FIP finished at 4.27 as a unit during the previous year.

The Diamondbacks relief pitchers recorded a save percentage of 59.2% and entered the game in 164 save situations. The bullpen inherited 201 runners last year and 34.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Diamondbacks pitchers went to the mound with runners on 150 times as well as having 164 games in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks sent 503 relief pitchers to the mound last season. The bullpen had 88 holds during the previous year (17th in MLB). They earned 42 saves for the prior year and missed out on 29 of 71 save chances.

The Arizona Diamondbacks notched a total of 4,332 putouts during the previous year, as well as 1,437 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .986 which ranked 16th in pro baseball, and accumulated 125 double plays. The Diamondbacks converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,996 innings, which had them ranked 20th in the majors.

Nelson has taken the ball for 467 innings and has earned 370 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.18 (217 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.229. He has conceded 447 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 127 free passes. Nelson (26-18 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.12 and he has gone up against 1,937 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Los Angeles was sitting with 244 HRs last season to go along with 791 runs batted in. They put up 257 doubles, while walking 580 times and putting up 825 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers accumulated a team on-base percentage of .327 and a team batting average of .253 in the prior season. The Dodgers held a slugging percentage of .441 and they earned 5.09 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They were called out on strikes on 1,353 occasions (16th in the league) and totaled 1,384 hits.

The Dodgers held a team WHIP of 1.258 with a FIP of 3.93 as a team over the course of the prior season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sat at 9.40 (1,505 strikeouts against 563 bases on balls). They finished at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,250. They allowed 175 homers and they yielded 4.27 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff conceded 683 runs in the prior season while having an ERA of 3.95 (633 earned runs conceded).

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers turned 102 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in MLB). The Dodgers accrued 1,346 assists, 68 errors and had 4,323 putouts in the prior season. In 12,969 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers had a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (11th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Sheehan has allowed 95 base hits while tallying 153 strikeouts in 133 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 56 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.074 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and he has gone up against 539 batters so far in his career. Sheehan (10-4 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.78 earned run average and has given up 6.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-182)

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