Los Angeles has the higher-scoring roster in this matchup, and Washington isn't built to slow anyone down on the mound, which is the whole case for the total tonight. Andrew Alvarez has a 4.06 ERA and hasn't finished the fifth inning in three of his last five turns, a pattern that keeps handing the ball to a Nationals bullpen that's already stretched thin most nights. Justin Wrobleski has been excellent for the season at large, but his last two turns have gotten away from him, one of them a seven-run outing, and I'm not ready to bet on him snapping back to form in one night against a Washington lineup that's scoring at a healthy clip of its own. Both of these teams are averaging right around five runs a game, and neither pitching staff is stingy enough to make that a coincidence. I had the OVER on this same Dodgers lineup two nights ago and it landed right on the number, and tonight's total has crept up half a run higher while the underlying scoring hasn't slowed down at all. Go with the OVER tonight.
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Who was the public on? 91% of the public money was on Los Angeles Dodgers to win on the moneyline. And, 92% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 4.8 to 3.0 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Washington at Los Angeles
10:10 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 90% of the public money was on Los Angeles Dodgers to win on the moneyline. And, 83% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Washington would win by a score of 3.9 to 3.5 with Washington winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 94% of the public money was on Los Angeles Dodgers to win on the moneyline. And, 88% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 4.1 to 3.2 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Washington at Los Angeles
10:10 PM Eastern
I had the OVER on this same Dodgers lineup earlier this week, watching Los Angeles and St. Louis combine for 21 runs in a game that blew right through the total, and tonight sets up similarly. Blake Snell has been outstanding since returning from a long injury layoff, posting a 2.42 ERA in the process, but he's making just his fifth start back and has been capped around five or six innings every time out, which means both bullpens are live candidates to get exposed in the middle innings. Jackson Kent gets the ball for Washington and owns a 5.59 ERA on the season, even after a strong bounce-back turn against Miami his last time out, and he's throwing into a Los Angeles lineup that ranks among the sport's most dangerous. The Nationals aren't overmatched offensively either, a lineup that has crossed the plate 735 times this season, and their bullpen has been stretched thin behind a rotation that rarely goes deep. The sharp money has already found the OVER early, and with two shaky relief corps standing behind two lineups that can both do damage, the total is a soft number tonight. Take the OVER tonight.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 64% of the public money was on Los Angeles Dodgers to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 5.7 to 4.7 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 66% of the public money was on Los Angeles Dodgers to win on the moneyline. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 5.0 to 4.8 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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