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Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Preview & Picks – Dodgers To Cover In MLB Series Opening Win

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08 May 2025
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Leigh Copson 08 May 2025
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks picks for Thursday, May 8
  • MLB game is taking place at Chase Field
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    Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Preview & Picks
  • Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Los Angeles Dodgers Form
  • Arizona Diamondbacks Form

Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Preview & Picks

Los Angeles are tipped to win the opening game of this series.

Dodgers’ starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto has made a strong start to the season, and the bats can once again get after Arizona pitcher Brandon Pfaadt.

  • Los Angeles Dodgers are 9-2 in their last 11 games
  • LA pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is 4-2 with a 0.90 ERA this season
  • Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt has a 6.20 ERA vs LA in his career
  • The Over has cashed in 10 of Los Angeles’ last 14 games

Head To Head

  • Los Angeles Dodgers lead the all-time series 269-202
  • Los Angeles Dodgers won 11-6 when the two teams last met in September 2024

Los Angeles Dodgers Form

Los Angeles head to Arizona on a good run of form, having now win nine of their previous 11 games.

The Dodgers starter this sequence at home as they rebounded from a 3-0 shutout loss to Pittsburgh with 8-4 and 9-2 victories over the Pirates.

They backed that up by sweeping Miami in three games, beating the Marlins 7-6, 15-2 and 12-7.

Los Angeles’ streak reached seven games as they then went out on the road to win 2-1 and 10-3 in Atlanta, but they failed to complete the sweep as they lost the finale 4-3.

The Dodgers rebounded in Miami though, as they sandwiched a 5-4 defeat to the Marlins with 7-4 and 10-1 victories.

Arizona Diamondbacks Form

Arizona enter this series on a rough run of form, having now lost nine of their previous 14 games.

The Diamondbacks’ disappointing sequence began as they lost back-to-back meetings with Tampa Bay at home, 7-6 and 7-4.

They avoided being swept thanks to a 6-4 win over the Braves, and they then bounced back from an 8-3 loss at the New York Mets with 4-3 and 4-2 victories.

Arizona then moved on to Philadelphia where they lost back-to-back games to the Phillies, 3-2 and 7-2, before winning the series finale 11-9.

The Diamondbacks failed to build on that however, as they returned home to sandwich a 5-1 win over the Mets with 5-4 and 7-1 defeats.

Verdict

Los Angeles arrive in good form and they have historically had plenty of success against Arizona starter Brandon Pfaaft.

We expect the Dodgers to come out on top and cover the Line in the process.

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