Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves.
Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles).
19.04.2022, 05:10.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves will close out the MLB game day program with the first game of the series between the champions of the last two seasons. Who will prove stronger? We'll pick a few bets at once.
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Dave Roberts' team comes into this crucial encounter with Atlanta with a 7-2 balance. After a bad series in Denver with Colorado, which the Dodgers lost (5-3, 2-3, 4-9), the Californians won all of their next games. First, Los Angeles handled Minnesota 7-0, 7-2 on the road. Then, on home field, they stomped on the Cincinnati Reds - 9-3, 3-1, 5-2, 9-1.
In the first game of the series with Atlanta, the King of Curveball himself, Clayton Kershaw, will pitch for the Dodgers. The 2014 MVP debuted brilliantly in the new championship with 13 strikeouts, no base-on-balls, and no hits in seven innings against Minnesota.
Atlanta are rocking
The reigning champion has yet to win a single series in the new season. First, the Braves fell short at home against Cincinnati, 3-6, 7-6, 2-1, 3-6. Then they lost at home to Washington 2-11, 16-4, 1-3. And on the eve of their trip to Los Angeles, they dealt with the Padres in San Diego - 1:12, 5:2, 5:2, 1:2. Atlanta's bat looks particularly weak at the start of the championship. The departure of their main star MVP-2020, Freddie Freeman, to the Dodgers has not yet been forgotten by the Braves.
The starting pitcher for Atlanta's first game against the Dodgers is Dominican-born Huascar Ynoa. In his debut game in the new championship, the 23-year-old pitcher failed, allowing 5 runs in 3 innings against Washington (2:11).
Expert Betting Tips
Atlanta are having a tough time entering the season. Brian Snitker's team is likely under pressure from their status as reigning champions, and the loss of Freddie Freeman is also affecting the Braves. The Dodgers, however, Freeman's new team, will have heightened motivation in the upcoming game - the Californians will surely do everything they can to avenge a loss to Atlanta in the last playoffs. And it looks like Clayton Kershaw and the company will be up to the task.
The prediction is a win for Los Angeles.
Betting options:
- W1 and Total Under 10.5 for 1.86;
- Dodgers Handicap (-1.5) for 1.83;
- Atlanta Total Under 7.5 hits for 1.93.