Game Time: 6:40 pm ET, Friday, August 26th, 2022

Venue: Loan Depot Park, Miami, Florida

Where to Watch:  MLB.tv, (free)

 

DraftKings: Moneyline: (will update)

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  

PointsBet:  Moneyline: 

 

Dodgers: 86-37, 1st place NL West

Marlins: 54-70, 4th place, NL East

A National League matchup between a powerful force and a damp sponge.  The Los Angeles Dodgers lost their opening game against the Milwaukee Brewers spoiling my prediction percentage, which was nearing a personal best, then they came roaring back winning the next two games against the Brewers… on the moneyline, ATS, and hitting the over.  This landed my trifecta bet recommendation and two-game parlay recommendation.  It also personally made my nut for the summer… That profit goes into the long term savings.  The Dodgers erupted, scoring 22 runs against the Brewers in two games  (Tues, Wed).  And if you look at their results over August where they mostly won and almost always cover the spread… you may notice that that is who they are.  Winners and killers.  The Miami Marlins are the wet sponge.  They have enough talent to not be in last place in the NL East… but only that much.  They are only 2 games removed from being SWEPT by these same Dodgers and they lost their last game to the Oakland A’s… If the Marlins get a win they will need several quirky baseball-god things to break their way.  The Marlins can put up some resistance… but not a lot.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have won 7 of their last 10 games, covering the spread in 5 of those 7 wins.  They are first in hitting and first in pitching.  It is rare that an active team has as many as 7 potential Hall of Famers given health and longevity, and has them on both sides of the diamond.  They have gone 2-1 against the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-0 against THESE Miami Marlins, and 2-2 against the Milwaukee Brewers.  It has actually been a real down stretch for the Dodgers… sure they have pushed their lead over every other team in the league, but damn!  They lost 3 games with this roster!  That must mean the Milwaukee Brewers have a good roster.

The Miami Marlins have won 4 of their last 10 games. Very few surprises and lots of losses.  They are bottom of the barrel hitters with some decent pitching on the staff.  These are good building blocks for a future because all it means is finding a few hitters to launch into a better atmosphere.  They are a kind of big market, so spending the money to bring in a few bats would drastically improve this squad.  They went 2-1 versus the Oakland Athletics, 0-3 against THESE Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-1 against the woeful San Diego Padres, and 0-1 against the Atlanta Braves during that stretch. 

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LAD: 86-36, +1264 ML, 50-61,12, 41-21 on the road.

MiA: 54-70, -1979 ML, 5w2-67-5 O/U 25-33 at home.

The Dodgers are 1st in scoring with 5.45 runs per game, 3rd in batting average with .263, and 1st in OBP with .338

The Marlins are 27th in scoring with 3.66 runs per game, 25th in batting average with .231, and 26th in OBP with .296.

The Dodgers pitchers are 1st in ERA with 2.89, 1st in WHIP with 1.07 (that is a team average!), and the fielders are 8th in errors with 54 on the season so far.

The Marlins pitchers are 12th in ERA with 3.83, 16th in WHIP with 1.26, and their fielders are 8th in errors with 57 on the season so far.

Our prediction for Friday, August 26th is… Dodgers 9 - Marlins 2

The Dodgers should have  this one easily.  I recommend a bet on the Dodgers on the moneyline, parlayed with a bet on the Dodgers ATS.. skip the O/U cause the game could go either way without the marlins even scoring… But do the parlay of ML and ATS.  Get the extra money before the lines turn into limbo sticks in the last month of the season.

  

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Dodgers: C Austin Barnes (personal) Out ** 3B E. Rios (hammy) Out ** CF K Pillar (shoulder) Out ** 

Marlins: 1B G Cooper (head) Out , SS J Chisholm Jr OUT ** 

Dodgers: LHP Tyler Anderson, 13-2, 2.73 ERA, 107 strikeouts in 135 innings pitched, 1.02 WHIP.  This 32 year old is an ACE… no doubt.  As constructed the Marlins have nobody of his equal.

Marlins: TBD

Dodgers: RF Mookie Betts, SS Trea Turner, 1B Freddie Freeman, C Will Smith, 3B Max Muncy, DH Justin Turner, 2B Gavin Lux, LF Joey Gallo, CF Cody Bellinger

Marlins: 3B Jon Berti, SS Miguel Rojas, 1B Jesus Aguilar, DH Brian Anderson, C Nick Fortes, RF Jerar Encarnacion, 2B Charles LeBlanc, CF Peyton Burdick, LF Luke Williams

Dodgers: Dave “Is this heaven?” Roberts

Marlins: Don “you've heard my name” Mattingly

Partly Cloudy, 90*,  Humidity 68%, Wind 9 mph, Precipitation 20%.  Avoid the hot dank days in Miami by getting into the amazing blue Ocean… avoid the sharks by simply not bleeding or thrashing or swimming against the current…. Who am I kidding?.. You are about to be eaten by a bull shark.  They will spend 11 minutes on Saturday morning looking for your corpse.