The set-up: This series features a couple of competitive match-ups on the mound and there's no doubt that this is one of them. I believe runs will be at a premium in this National League contest Friday night. The visitors hand the ball to Walker Buehler, while the home side goes with Joe Flaherty.

The pitchers: Buehler is so far 6-5 with a 3.09 ERA. He most recently gave up four runs over six innings (striking out seven) in a loss to Colorado on Saturday. Coors Field though is a difficult one for most pitchers, so I'm not reading too much into one sub-par effort. Note that Buehler still owns an awesome 2.23 ERA in all "night" games.

Flaherty is so far 8-6 with a 2.92 ERA. He most recently gave up three runs over five innings while striking out six in a loss to Detroit on Saturday. Flaherty looks to get back on track here and improve upon his already impressive 2.68 ERA in front of the home town crowd this season.

The pick: Take it for what you will as well by LA has seen the total go "under" in eight of its last 13 National League road night games in which the line in the contest is set between -150 and +150. This number is high, play the "under."