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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet at Dodger Stadium.
Right hander Merrill Kelly will take the mound for the Diamondbacks to start this game. Kelly is 12-6 this season with a 3.01 ERA.
It'll be Clayton Kershaw toeing the rubber for the Dodgers in this contest. Left hander Kershaw is 8-3 with a 2.44 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -270-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 4-3 winner on the road against the Giants. Bettors on Los Angeles at -182 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Arizona, they were a 6-1 loser as they battled the Padres on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Padres at -150 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Arizona:
Team record: 68-78 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Arizona is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Arizona is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 101-44 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
LA Dodgers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games
Next up:
Arizona at Los Angeles Tuesday, September 20