Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 9/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: MLB.TV

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

LoanDepot Park is the location where the Miami Marlins (72-75) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (89-57) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Dodgers at -132 while the Marlins are at +110. The over/under comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Tyler Glasnow and Tyler Phillips.

Los Angeles is slugging .422 and have struck out 1,154 times, while drawing a walk on 557 occasions. They have compiled 684 RBI's in addition to 1,261 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .257. The Dodgers have tallied 241 doubles as a team and have knocked 180 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 728 runs scored and have an OBP of .337. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in baseball.

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The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 3.67 this year (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,348 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have given up 163 long balls in addition to 559 total runs (2nd in baseball). They have walked 447 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.83 as a unit this season. Los Angeles has yielded 1,056 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 527 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.02 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16.

Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 105 times in addition to having 158 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 92 holds for the year (7th in the league). The Dodgers relievers have a save percentage of 68.3% and have come into the game in 156 save situations. They have compiled 43 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 20 out of their 63 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 169 runners so far this year with 34.3% of those players crossing the plate. The Dodgers have sent 477 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have amassed 3,881 putouts on the year, as well as 1,176 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them ranked 3rd in pro baseball, and they have turned 82 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,643 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in MLB.

Glasnow has pitched in 811 innings and has totaled 1,022 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.69 (333 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.129. He has conceded 609 hits (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has 307 walks. Glasnow (47-36 career record) holds a FIP of 3.64 and he has gone up against 3,304 batters in the major leagues.

Miami has accounted for 151 long balls so far this year as well as 625 runs batted in. They have 228 doubles, while getting a free base 505 times and putting up 654 runs. The Miami Marlins have an on-base percentage of .327 and a batting average of .249 this year. The Marlins hold a slugging % of .401 and they are scoring 4.45 runs per outing (16th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,207 occasions (17th in the league) and have recorded 1,219 base hits.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.279 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.30 (1,187 strikeouts against 506 walks). They are sitting at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,145. They have given up 149 long balls and they concede 4.51 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have conceded 647 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.10 (588 earned runs conceded).

They rank 16th in MLB with a save rate of 62.0%, and they have sent 483 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 139 times in high leverage situations in addition to 130 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 133 save situations, the Marlins have 81 holds and 19 blown saves. Miami has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 50 save chances and they have walked away with 31 saves. Miami bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.9% out of their 186 inherited runners.

In their 11,625 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (10th in pro baseball). The Miami Marlins have turned 104 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (27th in professional baseball). The Marlins have accrued 1,229 assists, 92 errors and have earned 3,875 putouts this year.

During his career, Phillips has given up 215 base knocks while he has totaled 173 K's in 229 frames. He has conceded 97 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.283 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and he has gone up against 964 opposing batters in his MLB career. Phillips (11-8 career record) has a 3.81 earned run average and has surrendered 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-132)

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