At Dodger Stadium on Friday, the AL West-leading Houston Astros (52-35) play the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers (55-32) at 9:10 p.m. ET.
The Astros (+149 underdog on the moneyline) are away versus the Dodgers (-180). Lance McCullers (1-3) will take the ball for the Houston Astros, but there’s been no pitching decision announced by the Los Angeles Dodgers yet.
The Dodgers won 5-4 over the White Sox Wednesday in their last game. Will Smith finished 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively while Will Klein was picked up the victory after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out two.
The Astros were defeated by the Rockies 7-6 yesterday. Cam Smith went 3 for 5 with a double, a triple and three RBIs, and Jordan Weems was handed the loss, pitching two innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits.
Prepare for the Dodgers vs. Astros with what you need to know before Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 12:17 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Dodgers (-180, bet $180 to win $100)Underdog: Astros (+149, bet $100 to win $149)Over/under: 9Dodgers vs. Astros: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, July 4, 2025Game time: 9:10 p.m. ETLocation: Los Angeles, CaliforniaStadium: Dodger StadiumTV channel: SportsNet LA and SCHNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Dodgers stats and trendsDodgers betting recordsThe Dodgers have won 49, or 66.2%, of the 74 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Los Angeles has a record of 31-14, a 68.9% win rate, when favored by -180 or more by oddsmakers this season.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Dodgers have a 64.3% chance to win.Games involving Los Angeles have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 47 of 87 chances this season.The Dodgers are 40-47-0 against the spread this season.Dodgers batting statsThe Dodgers lead Major League Baseball in home runs with 136.Fueled by 298 extra-base hits, Los Angeles leads MLB with a .459 slugging percentage this season.No team has a better batting average than the .263 AVG the Dodgers have posted this season.Los Angeles leads MLB with 488 runs scored this season.The Dodgers get on base at a .338 clip, best in the league.Los Angeles ranks 14th in strikeouts per game (8.2) among MLB offenses.Astros stats and trendsAstros betting recordsThe Astros have been chosen as underdogs in 25 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (56%) in those games.Houston has played as an underdog of +149 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Astros have a 40.2% chance of walking away with the win.Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 35 of its 87 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The Astros are 44-43-0 against the spread in their 87 games that had a posted line this season.Lance McCullers (Astros probable starter)McCullers (1-3 with a 6.61 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Astros, his ninth of the season.His last appearance came on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, when the righty tossed 3 1/3 innings, surrendering eight earned runs while allowing seven hits.In eight games this season, the 31-year-old has put up a 6.61 ERA and 11.0 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .248 to opposing batters.McCullers is looking to secure his third quality start of the year.McCullers is looking to secure his fourth start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his eight outings this season.The opposing Dodgers offense has a collective .263 batting average, and is first in the league with 781 total hits and first in MLB play with 488 runs scored. They have the first-ranked slugging percentage (.459) and are first in all of MLB with 136 home runs.Astros batting statsThe Astros rank 15th in MLB play with 93 total home runs.So far this year, Houston ranks 14th in the majors with a .401 slugging percentage.The Astros are fourth in the majors with a .257 batting average.The offense for Houston is the No. 18 offense in MLB, scoring 4.2 runs per game (367 total runs).The Astros are 13th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .322.