Marlins vs Dodgers Prediction, Picks & Odds for Today's MLB Game

Eric Rosales - Contributor at Covers.com
Eric Rosales • Betting Analyst 27+ years betting experience
Updated: Apr 27, 2026 , 03:16 PM ET • 4 min read

Our MLB betting picks believe Max Muncy & Co. will trounce Miami SP Chris Paddack en route to a runaway win in L.A. tonight.

MLB

Match starts: 5 hrs
MIA
29 %
LAD
71 %
EXPERT PICK - RUN LINE
LA Dodgers -1.5 (-140) LA Dodgers -1.5 (-140)
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Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Max Muncy
Photo By - Reuters Connect. Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy celebrates a home run.

The Los Angeles Dodgers look for their fourth win in five games as they open a three-game set at home against the Miami Marlins.

My Marlins vs. Dodgers predictions and free MLB picks have the home team continuing its recent dominance of the visitors.

Who will win Marlins vs Dodgers today: Dodgers -1.5 (-140)

There’s been nowhere to hide for the Miami Marlins’ pitching staff against one of the best lineups in baseball.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have won seven of the last eight against Miami, and plenty of those have been blowouts. L.A. has scored at least seven runs in each of their wins on this run, cracking double digits four times.

That’s not a good sign for Marlins’ starter Chris Paddack, who’s 0-4 with an inflated 6.38 ERA.

The Dodgers' offense is second in the bigs, averaging 5.68 runs per game, so it’s all setting up for another beating on Monday.

Covers COVERS INTEL: Max Muncy has picked up hits in eight of his last 11 games. He’s hit Paddack hard in 15 at-bats, with two doubles and two home runs.

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Marlins vs Dodgers Over/Under pick: Over 8.5 (-104)

The Dodgers and Marlins have combined to go Over the total in eight of the last nine meetings, and none of them have been cheapies. 

In fact, the lowest total set between these teams during this stretch has been 8 runs, and it's gone as high as 10 runs twice, with both cashing the Over.

The only concern might be that the Dodgers will trot out ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but he wasn’t even that sharp last time out, surrendering a season-high three earned runs while taking the loss against the Giants.

Still, L.A. can do much of the heavy lifting on its own.

Eric Rosales' 2026 Transparency Record
  • ML/RL bets: 2-6, -2.08 units
  • Over/Under bets: 3-5, -1.05 units

Marlins vs Dodgers odds

  • Moneyline: Marlins +245 | Dodgers -300
  • Run line: Marlins +1.5 | Dodgers -1.5
  • Over/Under: Over 8.5 | Under 8.5

Marlins vs Dodgers trend

Each of the Marlins' last 11 road games vs the NL West opponents have cashed the Over. Find more MLB betting trends for Marlins vs. Dodgers.

How to watch Marlins vs Dodgers and game info

Location Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
Date Monday, April 27, 2026
First pitch 10:10 p.m. ET
TV Marlins.TV, SportsNet LA
Marlins starting pitcher Chris Paddack
(0-4, 6.38 ERA)
Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto
(2-2, 2.48 ERA)

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Eric has been involved in sports media in many different capacities since graduating from journalism school in 1999, back when getting your own column in a newspaper was still considered a thing. He doubled down and graduated from broadcast journalism school five years later, which led to a move to Toronto and a career with The Sports Network (TSN). From behind-the-scenes production work, he moved into the digital realm, where he had his own hoops column (At the Buzzer), while regularly live streaming and chatting with fans during broadcasts as the character known as LeBlog James. He was also a key contributor to TSN and CTV’s Olympic programming during the 2012 London Games.

Eric eventually found his way into the sports betting field in 2016 and has been a mainstay ever since. He was tagged on Twitter as a Top 10 NBA sharp during the 2021 season and has been interviewed about basketball and his handicapping process on shows from Vancouver to India. Eric is now a jack-of-all-sports at Covers, where his predictions span the alphabet soup: NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, F1, WNBA, Euro, and Copa.

When making picks, he focuses on finding value first and foremost, and ensuring readers have all the information they need to make an informed choice.

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