The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Cincinnati Reds invade Dodger Stadium on Monday.

Chad Billingsley gets the call for the Los Angeles Dodgers and he will try to build on a 4-7 mark. In the other dugout, Homer Bailey brings a 5-6 ledger to the game for the Reds as he tries to quiet the Dodgers bats.



View Cincinnati vs LA Dodgers Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Dodgers in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +115 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 1-rated Dodgers and the league No. 7-ranked Reds, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Los Angeles' No. 12-rated National League offense, averaging 3.9 runs per game, against a Reds defense that ranks No. 5 in the National League at 3.8 in runs allowed per game. The Dodgers have averaged 8.2 hits per game so far, less than Reds batters have averaged on the year (8.4 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Los Angeles has the National League's No. 2-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Reds own the National League's No. 5 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Cincinnati was a 4-3 loser on the road against the Giants. Bettors on San Francisco at -148 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Reds endured a 4-3 loss at the hands of the Giants on Sunday, with Bronson Arroyo throwing 6 innings of 7-hit ball at AT&T Park.

The Dodgers were an 8-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Mets. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Los Angeles at -142 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors. Los Angeles looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Mets, an 8-3 final on Sunday in support of Clayton Kershaw at Dodger Stadium.


Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing LA Dodgers are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few Reds at Dodgers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
LA Dodgers are 13-5 SU in their last 18 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games
LA Dodgers are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games at home


Next up:
Cincinnati at LA Dodgers, Tuesday, July 3