PIck on the LA DODGERS -1.5 runs +147 Wednesday Night is GREAT VALUE. Dodgers righthanded starter Chad Billingsley may be the most talented starter in the National League yet to win a game. Not only has Billingsley yet to get in the win column himself, but his team is currently 0-4 in his four starts so far in '08. Billingsley clearly still has dominant stuff as his 32 strikeouts in less than 21 innings would attest. If Billingsley is an underachiever so far this season then his opposing pitcher, lefthander Scott Olsen, is just the opposite. Olsen's ten wins in 35 starts and 5.81 ERA in 2007 certainly were no indication that he would go 3-0 with a 2.60 ERA in his first five starts of this season. But two things stand out: first is the fact that Olsen has only thirteen strikeouts to go with an equal number of walks in 35 innings, while the second becomes evident when you look at the teams Olsen has faced. Out of his five starts, two have been against the Washington Nationals and one has been against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Dodgers are batting a torrid .296 against southpaws so far in 2008 and facing one in the 2nd straight night. Take Los Angeles Dodgers as it looks like Joe Torre has finally found a good lineup to stick with.
 

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