Dodgers vs. Pirates: LA's Struggles Against Run Line
The Dodgers, struggling with a 53-75 run line record, face Pittsburgh's improving bullpen and offense. Insights on why betting on the Dodgers is risky.
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Now, Dodgers at home, Yamamoto against, Bubba Chandler for Pittsburgh here, but the Dodgers have not been worthy of laying 230, 240, against anybody.
They can't be trusted here.
So yeah, they swept Colorado, but who cares?
They weren't winning on the run line either in some of those games.
I, I mean, Dodgers should win, but Pittsburgh's gotten O'Neal Cruz back.
They certainly can hit, so I don't What do we think here?
Yeah.
Dodgers are 53 and 75 on the run line this year- Crazy stuff laying a run and a half, right?
I mean, that's a- Yep that's 22 games under 500.
Wow, that, that's, that's been a struggle for them, right?
But y- but who You can't lay -240, 250, whatever your number happens to be.
And the Pirates can score some runs.
You know, they, they, they're, they have the third-most runs.
Who would picture Washington and Pittsburgh to, to be in the top five in runs scored, in Major League Baseball- I agree this time of the year, right?
It's, it's, it's crazy.
But I'll take Yamamoto.
I'll, I'll lay the run and a half.
I, I know going in, you know, you It's the home team, only bats the eight times theoretically.
They did, you know, cover two of the three games in Colorado, though it wasn't easy I, I will say, but they I, I can't bet Pittsburgh, so And I'm not laying -2, two and a half.
So maybe Yamamoto to, to If your site offers this, to get the, to get the actual win.
And that usually drops- Okay the line way, way, way, way, way down.
So hopefully they get Chandler and, and he leaves after six innings, you know, with a nice 5-2 lead, and the Dodgers win the game.
I, I don't know, man.
I, I think the, the problem is all they've done is given me value to back Pittsburgh here.
Right.
So maybe, yeah, maybe take Pittsburgh in the first five here, and then don't forget Pittsburgh's bullpen is a million times better than it was for what they did and who they went out and got there- Yeah at the trade deadline.
But I don't trust the offense right now, the Dodgers, but, this could be, home runs could make the difference here, and both teams can actually hit them.
