Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 9/11/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins

Date: Friday, September 11, 2026

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: MLB.TV

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

The Miami Marlins (72-75) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (89-57) at LoanDepot Park on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Dodgers at -128 and the Marlins are sitting at +106. The total is set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Blake Snell and Ryan Gusto.

The Dodgers have earned 241 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 180 balls out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .422 and have been rung up 1,154 times, while being walked on 557 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.0 runs/g, which puts them at 4th in MLB. They have compiled 684 runs batted in as well as 1,261 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .257. They have racked up 728 runs scored while having a team OBP of .337.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.02 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 163 home runs in addition to 559 runs in total (2nd in MLB). Los Angeles has surrendered 1,057 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 528 earned runs. The Dodgers have an ERA of 3.67 on the season (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,348 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 447 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.83 as a squad this season.

Dodgers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 105 times as well as having 158 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 92 holds for the season (7th in the league). The Dodgers bullpen have a save percentage of 68.3% and stepped onto the hill in 156 save situations. They have earned 43 saves for the year and have blown 20 of their 63 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 169 base runners over the course of the season and 34.3% of them crossing home plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 477 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Dodgers have transformed 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,643 innings, which ranks them 2nd in the majors. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 3,881 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,177 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 3rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 82 double plays.

Snell has taken the hill for 1,190 innings and has accumulated 1,483 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.12 (412 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.216. He has surrendered 912 hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) with 535 walks. Snell (84-63 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.07 while he has gone up against 4,923 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Miami Marlins have an on-base percentage of .327 and a batting average of .249 for the season. They have struck out on 1,207 instances (17th in MLB) and have a total of 1,219 hits. Miami has tallied 151 home runs on the campaign as well as 625 RBIs. The Marlins have a SLG% of .401 and they are earning 4.45 runs per outing (16th in MLB). They have recorded 228 doubles, while walking 505 times as well as racking up 654 runs.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.279 and have a FIP of 4.10 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They sit at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,145. The Miami pitching staff have allowed 647 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.10 (588 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (1,187 strikeouts against 506 free passes). They have allowed 149 home runs and they yield 4.51 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

Sitting with 133 save situations, the Marlins have 81 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Miami has called on relievers to enter the contest in 50 save opportunities and they have tallied 31 saves. Miami relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.9% of 186 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 139 times in high leverage situations and on 130 occasions with runners on base. They are currently ranked 16th in MLB with a save percentage of 62.0%, and they have sent 483 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

The Miami Marlins have turned 104 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The Marlins have recorded 1,229 assists, 92 errors and have 3,875 putouts this season. In their 11,625 innings played, the Marlins are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (10th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Gusto has allowed 194 hits while earning 159 K's in 173 frames. He has allowed 98 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.454 and a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and he has faced 775 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Gusto (8-11 career mark) has earned a 5.09 earned run average while giving up 10.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (+106)

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