Thursday, May 01, 2008

Dodgers-Marlins Pointers

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Dolphin Stadium.
The Dodgers will trot Hiroki Kuroda out to the mound in this one. Righthander Kuroda has a 1-2 record and a 3.81 ERA this season.
It'll be Burke Badenhop toeing the rubber for the Marlins in this contest. Righthander Badenhop is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 137-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Blake DeWitt drove in four runs and the Dodgers pounded the Marlins 13-1 on Wednesday, as -120 favorites. The 14 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
Matt Kemp and James Loney each had three RBIs for the Dodgers. Chad Billingsley gave up just one run off three hits over seven innings in the win.
Jeremy Hermida went 2-for-3 at the plate with one RBI for the Marlins, who were +105 underdogs in that game. Scott Olsen allowed four runs off seven hits in five innings to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 5 straight games.
Florida has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 14-13 SU
Florida: 15-12 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Colorado are 3-7
After playing Florida are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Florida most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing San Diego are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Florida
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games
LA Dodgers are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Florida is 5-10 SU in their last 15 games when playing LA Dodgers
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
LA Dodgers at Colorado, Friday, May 2
Florida home to San Diego, Friday, May 2
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