The Dodgers appear to be out of whatever strange funk overtook them from the middle of May through the early portion of June. They took the momentum from their weekend series win over the Yankees and used to blow up for 15 runs in a 15-2 rout of the Rangers at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night.
Los Angeles looks to be back in World Series contender form, and it might be high time to start riding them again in our game picks.
Here’s the pitching matchup and betting lines from BetMGM:
Pitching matchup
TEX, Jon Gray: 12 G/10 GS, 2-2, 2.12 ERA, 59.1 IP, 52 H, 18 BB, 60 K
LAD, Walker Buehler: 6 G/6 GS, 1-3, 4.82 ERA, 28.0 IP, 33 H, 8 BB, 27 K
Run line
Rangers +1.5: -130
Dodgers -1.5: +105
Moneyline
Rangers: +150
Dodgers: -185
Total
Over 8.5 runs: -120
Under 8.5 runs: +100
Prediction
It wouldn’t be a huge surprise if the Dodgers offense sputtered a bit a night after posting 15 runs and five home runs. Gray’s numbers on the surface are also very good. The bad news for Texas is Gray’s numbers are way better than anything else he’s done in his career.
On the other hand, Buehler hasn’t been able to find his stuff since returning from the IL and it’s hard to bank on a great start from him at this point. Signs point to some runs being scored tonight, and the juice on the over 8.5 points the same way.
Dodgers 6, Rangers 5