Dodgers vs. Athletics Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 15, 2025

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Freddie Freeman leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (27-15) into a matchup with Jacob Wilson and the Athletics (22-20) on Thursday at 10:10 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium. Freeman is batting .366, the second-best batting average in MLB, for the favored Dodgers (-199), and Wilson ranks third in MLB play with a .363 batting average this season for the underdog Athletics (+165). Los Angeles’ Dustin May and Sacramento’s Osvaldo Bido will start this matchup.

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Dodgers to win vs Athletics -199

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Dodgers vs. Athletics betting lines

  • Favorite: Dodgers (-199)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+165)
  • Over/under: 9.5

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

  • The Dodgers have put together a 24-12 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 66.7% of those games).
  • The Dodgers have gone 14-4 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -199 or shorter (77.8%).
  • The Dodgers have a 66.6% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • The Dodgers have combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total 23 times this season for a 23-19-0 record against the over/under.
  • The Dodgers have a 21-21-0 record against the spread this season.

Dodgers hitting info

  • Shohei Ohtani has launched a team-best 12 homers.
  • Among hitters in MLB play, Ohtani ranks sixth in home runs and 68th in RBI.
  • Freeman has a club-leading .366 batting average.
  • Freeman ranks 21st in home runs and sixth in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
  • Mookie Betts is hitting .267 with four doubles, a triple, six home runs and 18 walks.
  • Andy Pages is batting .278 with six doubles, a triple, six home runs and nine walks.

Dodgers pitching rankings

  • The Dodgers pitching staff is fourth in the majors with a collective 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • The Dodgers have the 16th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.00).
  • The Dodgers have the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.299).
  • The Dodgers surrender the 21st-fewest home runs in baseball (50 total, 1.2 per game).
  • They struck out 11 Athletics batters while giving up 18 hits in an 11-1 loss in their last game.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

  • This season, the Athletics have won 13 out of the 28 games, or 46.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • The Athletics have played as an underdog of +165 or more twice this season and split those games.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 37.7% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
  • Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 21 of 42 chances this season.
  • In 42 games with a spread this season, the Athletics are 22-20-0 ATS.

Athletics hitting info

  • Wilson leads Sacramento with a batting average of .363. He’s also hit five home runs with 26 RBI.
  • In all of MLB, Wilson is 92nd in homers and 28th in RBI.
  • Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in runs batted in with 27 while batting .280 with nine homers.
  • Soderstrom is 21st in home runs and 23rd in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
  • Brent Rooker leads Sacramento in home runs with 10. He’s driven in 22 runs and is slugging .485.
  • Rooker brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .273 with a home run and three RBIs.
  • Shea Langeliers is batting .255 with an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .467 this season.
  • Langeliers heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .444 with a double, a home run, a walk and five RBIs.

Athletics pitching rankings

  • The Athletics have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the big leagues.
  • Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.74 ERA this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
  • The Athletics rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.446 WHIP this season.
  • With 47 homers allowed, the Athletics rank 16th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • The Athletics earned an 11-1 win in their most recent game, striking out five Dodgers batters while allowing eight hits.
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