The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 3, 2026. First pitch from Chase Field is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on SportsNet LA.
The Dodgers are favored by -200 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the run line. The Diamondbacks are +168 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 9 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Dodgers vs Diamondbacks prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Dodgers vs Diamondbacks Prediction
- Dodgers vs Diamondbacks Pick: Dodgers -1.5 (-115)
My Dodgers vs Diamondbacks best bet is for the Dodgers to cover the run line. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Dodgers vs Diamondbacks Odds
| Dodgers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 -115 | 9 -102o / -120u | -200 |
| Diamondbacks Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -104 | 9 -102o / -120u | +168 |
- Dodgers vs Diamondbacks moneyline: Dodgers -200, Diamondbacks +168
- Dodgers vs Diamondbacks over/under: 9 (-102o / -120u)
- Dodgers vs Diamondbacks spread: Dodgers -1.5 (-115), Diamondbacks +1.5 (-104)
Dodgers vs Diamondbacks Polymarket MLB Odds
Dodgers vs Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers
| RHP Shohei Ohtani (LAD) | Stat | RHP Zac Gallen (ARZ) |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | W-L | 3-4 |
| 1.9 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 0.0 |
| 0.82 / 2.39 | ERA / xERA | 5.16 / 5.21 |
| 2.49 / 3.29 | FIP / xFIP | 4.88 / 4.37 |
| 20.9% | K-BB% | 9.2% |
| 49.2% | GB% | 48.5% |
| .202 | BABIP | .312 |
| 114 | Stuff+ | 88 |
| 98 | Location+ | 110 |
Dodgers vs Diamondbacks MLB Betting Preview
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview: Staying Grounded
Shohei Ohtani just seems to get better with time.
I don't mean that in an overly-rosy way, I'm just stating the facts. He's come down from his perch a bit in the strikeout department with his punchout rate drifting under that 30% barrier, but he's maintained a solid 28.6% clip and boasts plenty of improvements elsewhere.
The big thing for Ohtani is all these ground balls. He's now rolled them up at a 50.4% rate, which is inside the top 20% of the league and more than six points higher than average. In drastically cutting down on contact in the air, too, his Pull Air% has plummeted from a gaudy 18% over the last few seasons to 13.7%.
That means it's been even harder to do damage against Ohtani this season, and his .268 Expected Slugging would be the lowest of his career by far. He's usually boasted a good xBA, sitting at .202 for his career, but with his career xSLG at .334, you can see there's been a significant improvement.
Of course, nobody is perfect — not even Ohtani — and in walking four last start he's now piled up eight in the span of a couple weeks. Still, he didn't allow a hit in that one, and his walks have been merely sporadic, not really persistent.
He's been victimizing teams that like to hit ground balls — in fact, the highest any of his opponents have ranked in fly ball rate this year is 12th — but against the teams he's faced that have hit the most fly balls, he's been better in the strikeout department. There's a chance his ground ball rate regresses, but there's really no good option against this guy.
Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview: Trouble in the Desert
Zac Gallen heads back to the bump for the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, and that spells bad news for Arizona.
The right-hander is only 30, but it seems like the days when he was a dominant force on the hill are in the rearview. He's produced a 5.16 ERA in 12 starts this year after going 13-15 with a 4.83 ERA in 2025, and if the sample size wasn't large enough for you there are some terrible indicators under the hood.
Gallen did, once upon a time, strike guys out. He began with a strikeout rate around 28% in his first two seasons, only to see his numbers fall gradually over the next four seasons. Now, he's not even close to reaching the league average at just 16.1%, and that's magnified the fact that he's giving up some very bad contact.
As a ground-baller, you wouldn't really expect Gallen to have so many issues suppressing power, but that's just how bad he is. He's allowed 10 home runs already, with three coming in his last start against Seattle and eight coming in the month of May. His Pull Air% is poor, sitting at a bloated 19.1%, and his xSLG is all the way up at .478 — 70 points worse than average.
The veteran is yielding plenty of contact, and even though it's been primarily on the ground, it hasn't precluded teams from landing some big blows.
Dodgers vs Diamondbacks Pick, Betting Analysis
I just don't see how there's any hope for Arizona here with Gallen going. The Dodgers are smoking the ball right now, leading the league with a .239 Isolated Power over the last two weeks, and they've significantly cut down on the strikeouts which were giving them issues. They're hitting .262 for the year and .270 in the last 14 days, and they will lift the ball plenty which should make the home run a real threat.
On the other side, while the Diamondbacks haven't struck out a ton this season, they've done little damage on contact. They rank 12th in ISO this year, but in the last two weeks own a weak mark of .133. That puts into perspective what this offense, which is hitting .245 on the year, needs. Arizona needs baserunners and balls in play that can cash in those speedsters on the basepaths.
Ohtani is just not allowing a ton of traffic right now, which should remain true with Arizona's walk rate quite low, and considering they rarely put the ball in the air with the seventh-lowest fly-ball rate, they should play right into his hands. Even in a pitcher-friendly park, the Dodgers should do damage against Gallen, and he should be offered very little support from his offense.
Pick: Dodgers -1.5 (-115) | Play to -122
