SEASON FORECASTS AND FUTURES PICKS

Oddsmakers have the Dodgers as the favorite to win the World Series. If futures lines were not heavily juiced, the Dodgers would be a good betting value. Their 27.2% chance to win the World Series (based on simulations) is #1 in the league. In simulations, they win the NL 45.8% of the time and are not a good value at 4/7, 63.6%. They are projected to win 105 games and go over their pre-season futures line of 92.5. The Dodgers have won their division and are in the playoffs. They were a -1000 'favorite' to make the playoffs in the preseason. Their preseason chances to win the division were 94.1% at 2/9, 81.8%. Based on wins per simulation they are projected to have the best record in the NL.

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REGULAR SEASON RECAP AND UPCOMING GAMES

After 139 games, their expected win percentage is 61% based on the money line odds. At 89-50 they are in line with these expectations. Money line betters would be up big taking them in every game (+181 units). They are not good against the spread (66-73) for a -811 loss. Their under-over record is 67-66 with 6 pushes. They are heavy favorites in their upcoming game vs the Colorado Rockies. The table below shows their upcoming games, their simulation based win percentage and their recent head to head record (WL, ATS, OU).

TEAM STATISTICAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Their average run differential is +1.56 which ranks #1 in the NL, which is the same as how they rank in win percentage. They are the #1 ranked team in run differential (based on all teams' road stats). This is the same ranking they have among home teams. They are trending down. Their average run differential in their past 13 games is +0.54 (#4 over this stretch).

TEAM STATS PER GAME (League Rank):

ALLOWED TO OPPOSING TEAMS (Lower # is Better):

TEAM FANTASY LEADERS

The table below show the most valuable fantasy players on the team led by Cody Bellinger who is projected to be the #6 first baseman / DH the rest of the season. The Better Option column shows the player directly above him and the Better Than column shows the player directly below him in the projected position rankings.