The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading west to face their divisional rival San Diego Padres at PETCO Park. Fox Sports San Diego will broadcast the action and the game is slated to get underway at 10:10 p.m. ET.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres Odds
Los Angeles (-240) is coming into this one as the favorite against San Diego (+220) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this one at seven runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total stand at -120 for the over and +100 for the under. Runline odds sit at -160 for picking the Dodgers -1.5 runs and +140 for the Padres +1.5.
The Padres are only 39-53 straight up (SU) and 42-49 against the spread (ATS). The team’s lost 6.5 units for moneyline bettors and 23.4 units (ATS). The Dodgers are 48-41 SU and have gone 40-48 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 16.5 units for moneyline gamblers and 7.2 units ATS.
San Diego games have an over/under record of 41-47-3 so far in 2018. The Dodgers have an over/under record of 45-41-2.
Clayton Kershaw will get the start for Los Angeles. The left-handed Kershaw is 2-4 with a 2.86 ERA and 65 strikeouts. He has yet to face San Diego this year, but he made three starts against the Padres in 2017, compiling a 3-0 record against them with a 0.89 ERA and 24 strikeouts.
The Padres are handing the ball to righty Luis Perdomo (1-2, 6.86 ERA), who has 20 strikeouts and 13 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 2.19. Perdomo is 0-1 with four strikeouts and a 21.00 ERA in one start against Los Angeles this year.
Los Angeles’ pitchers have allowed 3.9 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.36 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 9.59 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.88, along with a WHIP of 1.14.
Dodgers hitters have slashed .243/.325/.431 on their way to 4.8 runs scored per game this year, including 4.7 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Outfielders Matt Kemp and Chris Taylor have paced Los Angeles’ hitters. Kemp is slashing .319/.360/.549 with 15 home runs, 57 RBIs and 40 runs scored, while Taylor is hitting .257 with 10 homers, 37 RBIs and 51 runs scored.
For the home team, San Diego’s pitchers have given up 4.6 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have a 4.73 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.62 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 9.7 K/9. In 39 games against NL West opponents, Padres starters have an ERA of 5.24 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.45.
San Diego’s offense is putting up 3.7 runs per outing, including 3.8 per game against divisional foes and 3.6 per game over its last five. The team has hit .214/.293/.374 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
First baseman Eric Hosmer and left fielder Jose Pirela have led the Padres’ offense this year. Hosmer is slashing .256/.329/.406 with nine home runs, 38 RBIs and 38 runs scored, and Pirela’s line is .265/.314/.361 with three homers, 27 RBIs and 44 runs scored.
The Dodgers have lost 15.0 units and are 26-32 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in 37 of those games, as opposed to 20 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Padres have lost 8.5 units and are 9-19 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 15 of those games, as opposed to 13 that’ve cashed the under.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Dodgers, O/U – UNDER
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has hit in three of Los Angeles’ last seven games.
San Diego has recorded 19.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 19.6 over its last five.
The Dodgers have hit 17 home runs in their last 10 games. The Padres have hit nine over their last 10.
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