This is a 10* UPSET BLOWOUT on the Diamondbacks.

I think the Dodgers are poised to take a big step back this season after setting a franchise-record with a 111 wins last year.

Walker Buehler is going to miss most of the season with Tommy John. Trea Turner is gone. Gavin Lux is out for the season with a knee injury. They still have plenty of talent on the front end, but there are big holes for sure.

The Diamondbacks took a step forward last year, and they should once again take another modest step forward this season as well.

Julio Urias posted a 2.16 ERA last year. Regression feels imminent to me this season though.

Zac Gallen was 12-4 with a 2.54 ERA last ear. He led the NL with a 0.913 WHIP. He's 1-2 in nine starts vs. the Dodgers, but with a 2.30 ERA (that includes posting a 0.64 ERA in 14 frames vs. them last season.)

Granted, Urias has had plent of success vs. Arizona as well, going 7-1 with a 1.38 ERA in eight starts.

But, I think Gallen can, at the very least, match his counterpart inning for inning, and in a scenario like that, I feel the value then swings to the undervalued underdog.

The play is ARIZONA.

Good luck, NP