MLB Betting Preview: The good news for the Los Angeles Dodgers is they are returning home to Dodger Stadium after having swept the Cincinnati Reds in a three game series on the road. The bad news for LA is they return to Inter League play, an area where they have struggled losing five of their last six Inter League games against the cross-town Angels and Detroit Tigers. Tonight the Dodgers start a three game set with the Cleveland Indians. LA plans to start LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-1, 3.75 ERA) while Cleveland will counter with their big gun, LHP Cliff Lee (10-1, 2.55 ERA).
MLB Betting oddsmakers at online sports wagering giant Bodog (Bodoglife.com) currently have the Dodgers listed as 112-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Clayton Kershaw was locked in a scoreless duel through four innings when rain delayed his start against the Tigers. Management wouldn't let him restart the game 47 minutes later. He struck out two and walked two, escaping a first-inning mess with a double-play grounder. The two walks continue to illustrate the highest hurdle he needs to clear.
In his last outing, Cliff Lee was hardly the pitcher who had displayed razor-sharp control in opening the season. Pitching against the Padres, he threw 105 pitches in 6 1/3 innings, and just 67 of those pitches were strikes. His problem was getting his pitches too high in the strike zone, a lethal combination for a pitcher. Still, Lee kept the damage to a minimum, and he would have picked up his 11th win if the Indians bullpen had held onto a 3-2 lead he gave it.
The Indians came up short against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night, falling by a final score of 6-3.The Rockies were winners as -123 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the night's posted total (10.5).
The Dodgers got out to a six run lead and held on for a 7-4 victory over the Reds as +175 underdogs on Thursday. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Matt Kemp led the way with three RBIs, including a solo home run for the Dodgers. Eric Stults got his first win with a six-hit performance over six innings.
Point-Spreads.com MLB Betting Pick: Dodgers -112 ML
