Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/7/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, August 7, 2026

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-128) Arizona (+106)

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (61-54) will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (69-46) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at -128 while Arizona is sitting at +106. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Roki Sasaki and Merrill Kelly.

Los Angeles is slugging .432 and have struck out 903 times, while drawing a walk on 433 occasions. They have compiled 549 RBI's in addition to 1,017 hits so far this season, and their batting average sits at .262. The Dodgers have recorded 189 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 149 balls out of the park. They have a total of 584 runs while holding a team OBP of .339. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are recording 5.1 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16. Dodgers pitchers have given up 138 long balls in addition to 444 total runs (5th in MLB). Los Angeles has relinquished 826 base knocks (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 422 earned runs. The Dodgers have an ERA of 3.74 over the course of the season (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,025 hitters. They have walked 350 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.01 as a unit over the course of the season.

Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 78 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 70 holds over the course of the season (7th in the league). The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 113 save situations. They have tallied 30 saves on the campaign and have blown 12 of 42 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 129 runners so far this year and 37.2% of those players ended up scoring. The Dodgers have dispatched 366 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a total of 3,043 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 943 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which puts them in 3rd in the majors, and they have turned 65 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 72.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,129 innings, which has them ranked 1st in MLB.

Sasaki has taken the hill for 135 innings and has totaled 129 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.60 (69 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.340. He has surrendered 120 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 61 walks. Sasaki (6-6 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.53 while he has gone up against 584 batters in the major leagues.

The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging % of .394 and they average 4.58 runs per game (11th in the league). They have tallied 197 two-baggers, while walking 380 times and racking up 527 runs. Arizona has accumulated 111 long balls so far this year as well as 501 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 834 occasions (28th in MLB) and are sitting with 937 base knocks. The Arizona Diamondbacks have tallied a team OBP of .315 as well as a team batting average of .243 so far this season.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.295 in addition to having a FIP of 4.40 as a staff this season. They have a ranking of 25th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 986. The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 520 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.20 (476 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 6.90 (781 strikeouts vs 335 free passes). They have conceded 135 home runs and they relinquish 4.59 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

With 112 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 68 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Arizona has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 43 save opportunities and they have come away with 29 saves. Arizona relievers have an inherited score rate of 25.7% out of their 148 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 122 times in high leverage situations and also on 101 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 13th in baseball with a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 383 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 101 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 1,005 assists, 44 errors and have accounted for 3,060 putouts during this campaign. In 9,180 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (8th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Kelly has given up 1,031 hits while accumulating 987 K's in 1,122 innings pitched. Kelly (73-62 career win-loss record) holds a 3.90 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 486 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.227 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and he has gone up against 4,641 batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+106)

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