Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/28/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+125) Los Angeles (-150)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (19-9) will play the Miami Marlins (13-15) at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Miami at +125 and Los Angeles is priced at -150. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Janson Junk and Shohei Ohtani.

As a unit, the Miami Marlins are scoring 4.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 16th in baseball. They are sitting with 126 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .332. The Marlins have tallied 46 doubles as a squad and have hit 20 balls out of the park. They have recorded 121 RBI's and 237 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is sitting at .255. Miami has a slugging rate of .386 and have struck out 214 times, while drawing a walk on 96 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27. Marlins pitchers have allowed 27 home runs and also 126 runs in total (15th in the league). Miami has conceded 206 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 110 earned runs. The Marlins have compiled a team ERA of 4.04 for the season (14th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 243 batters. They have walked 105 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.03 as a team for the season.

Marlins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 21 times as well as having 21 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 12 holds on the campaign (25th in the league). The Marlins bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 61.5% and have come into the game in 26 save situations. They have 8 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of their 13 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 30 runners for the season with 30.0% of those players earned a run for their team. The Marlins have sent 82 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Miami Marlins have 735 putouts so far this season, as well as 220 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which is 28th in professional baseball, and they have turned 15 double plays. The Marlins have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,205 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 10th in the majors.

Junk (8-9 career record) has a FIP of 4.61 while facing 746 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 196 base hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) with 31 walks. His ERA is 4.68 (92 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.282. Junk has thrown 177 frames and has tallied 128 K's in his pro baseball career.

Los Angeles has recorded 45 home runs on the campaign to go along with 151 runs batted in. They have 48 doubles, while walking 109 times and notching 159 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a team OBP of .355 in addition to a team batting average of .278 this year. The Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .473 and they average 5.68 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 233 occasions (17th in baseball) and have earned 264 base hits.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.097 in addition to having a FIP of 3.56 as a team on the season. They are sitting at 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 190. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 92 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.28 (90 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (240 strikeouts against 81 bases on balls). They have given up 24 dingers and they relinquish 3.35 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

Sitting with 28 save situations, the Dodgers have amassed 16 holds and also 5 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relievers enter the contest in 12 save opportunities and they have come away with 7 saves. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.7% of 30 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 28 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with runners on base. They sit at 19th in the league holding a save percentage of 58.3%, and they have sent 84 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 18 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .992 (4th in the majors). The Dodgers have accrued 227 assists, 8 errors and have accumulated 741 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 2,223 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a efficiency on defense of 73.5% (2nd in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Ohtani has surrendered 400 hits while he has tallied 695 punch outs in 552 innings pitched. Ohtani (41-20 record in his career) is the owner of a 2.88 ERA while giving up 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 177 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.065 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.70 and he has gone up against 2,231 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+125)

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