The Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians will get together on Tuesday in the first of a three game series. The Los Angeles Dodgers are red hot, as winners of four straight games. The Dodgers are 39-25 on the season, which is second place in the National League West, behind the Colorado Rockies.
The Cleveland Indians are 31-29 on the season. In the American League Central, the Indians are in second place, behind the Minnesota Twins. The Indians are coming into the series after a win at home over the White Sox. The Los Angeles Dodgers are -215 over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. Find out more about the updated baseball betting picks here.
Here’s A Closer Look At The Dodgers Vs Indians MLB Expert Predictions
When: Tuesday, June 13, 2017; 6:10pm CT
Where: Progressive Field; Cleveland, OH
TV: SNLA Spanish, SportsNet LA, SportsTime Ohio
Radio: Indians Radio Network, WMMS 100.7, WTAM 1100, KTNQ 1020, 570 LA Sports
Stream Option: MLB.TV
Odds: Los Angeles Dodgers -215
Why Bet on Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers have scored 309 runs this season, and allowed 219. Los Angeles has won four straight games, and scored 23 during the streak. Los Angeles on the season is hitting .249 as a team, led by shortstop Corey Seager. Seager is hitting .279. Cody Bellinger has blasted 15 homeruns and drove in 35 runs.
The Dodgers have the best pitching in all of Major League Baseball right now. Los Angeles also ranks at the top in WHIP and batting average against. Opponents are batting just .225 off the Dodgers in 2017.
Why Bet on Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians have won two out of their last three games. The Indians, after losing two straight to the Rockies won two out of three over the White Sox. Cleveland’s top offensive threats this season have been Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley and also Carlos Santana.
Lindor leads the charge with 12 homeruns, and also drove in 27 runs. Michael Brantley leads the team with a .290 batting average, and finally Carlos Santana has 35 runs batted in. The pitching for the Indians is 9th in Major League Baseball with a 4.01 earned run average, and opponents are batting .246.
Expert Score & Prediction
Clayton Kershaw is on the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers in this game. Kershaw is one of the best pitchers in all of Major League Baseball, if not THE best. Kershaw is 8-2 on the season, and holds a 2.20 earned run average. Kershaw has struck out 101 batters this season in 90 innings.
Trevor Bauer is 5-5 on the season and has a 6.10 earned run average. Bauer has thrown 62 innings this season, and struck out 76 batters. Bauer has also walked just 25 batters, and has a WHIP of 1.48. The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to win this game. Bet the Dodgers at -215 over the Cleveland Indians.
