MLB Betting - Dodgers Host Feeble Diamondbacks

Online betting cappers are excited that the football betting season is finally underway. We'll get a taste of the action on Thursday as the college season kicks off and the NFL betting will commence a week later with the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers contest. 

Lost in the shuffle a little bit has been Major League Baseball but as the calendar now flips to September, there are some juicy races to keep an eye on.

A lot of people who were making their MLB predictions a month ago thought that the Los Angeles Dodgers might not even win the NL West. For most of the season, they had been on cruise control with a comfortable lead but they had been struggling since the All-Star Break. The Dodgers needed a boost at the trade deadline and although they didn't get much of one, they definitely made some key additions this week.
The Dodgers picked up Jim Thome, who will serve as a good lefthanded bat off the bench and pitcher Jon Garland, who will make his first start with the Dodgers on Thursday. 

Arizona Diamondbacks @ Los Angeles Dodgers

Billy Buckner vs Jon Garland

Jon Garland was expected to pitch on Thursday night in the series-ending contest but what he didn't realize is that he'd be pitching for the other team. Garland was schedule to start for the Diamondbacks this Thursday but after the Dodgers claimed him, he will now make his schedule start again - just for the opposite team.

Garland has been so-so this season but he's off one of his best starts of the season. On the whole, he's just 8-11 with a 4.29 ERA but he's off an outing where he went seven innings and gave up just five hits and no runs.

Since the All-Star Break, Garland is 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA and he's walked just 12 batters while striking out 39. He'll take on former teammate Billy Buckner on Thursday.

Buckner has been getting rocked of late and over his last four starts, he's been one of the worst pitchers in baseball. Buckner has given up 26 earned runs in his last four starts (18.1 innings pitched), which puts his ERA at an unhealthy 12.93. He's given up 34 hits and six walks in those four starts.

Since the Dodgers are at home with the better pitcher on the mound, they are the play tonight.

Baseball Sports Betting Pick: Dodgers