Marlins vs. Dodgers Prediction and Odds for Friday, August 19th (Look to Under in Los Angeles)

The best team in baseball is still chugging along.

After taking a series from the Milwaukee Brewers, the Dodgers are back in Los Angeles to take on the Marlins, who have been lost at the plate for well over a month now. The team has scored more than three runs just once in the past 18 games and now face one of the strongest pitching staffs in baseball.

How should we bet this one? Here are the odds from consensus sportsbooks:

Marlins vs. Dodgers Odds, Run Line, Total

Run Line:

• Marlins: +1.5 (+105)
• Dodgers: -1.5 (-120)

Moneyline:

• Marlins: +225
• Dodgers: -275

Total:

• 8 (Over -105/Under -115)

Dodgers vs. Marlins Prediction and Pick

The Marlins have been one of the worst offenses in baseball for some time, 28th in wRC+ and 29th in batting average in the month of August. Now, they travel to face the best team in baseball and a pitcher in Tyler Anderson who has been as good as they come this season.

Anderson has a 2.81 ERA, walking less than two batters per nine innings and giving opposing lineups fits as he has amassed a 13-2 record. There is no team in baseball worse at hitting lefties than the Fish, who are a dismal .209 at the plate against southpaws in 2022.

Another low scoring affair is in order for the Marlins, but the team should be able to stay relatively close on the scoreboard with fellow lefty Jesus Luzardo on the mound. A strikeout artist, punching out more than 11 batters per nine, Luzardo should be able to limit the damage against a Dodgers lineup that is good at hitting lefties but not as elite as they are against righties, 10th in batting average.

I can't count on the Marlins for any sort of run support, but Luzardo should limit the damage, leading me to the under.

LEAN: UNDER 8 (-115)

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