The San Diego Padres will square off against the Los Angeles Dodgers at PETCO Park. The opening pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET and Fox Sports San Diego will be televising the action.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Odds
Los Angeles (-160) is favored over San Diego (+150) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this game at 8 runs (-125 for the under and +105 for the over). Runline odds sit at -110 for taking the Dodgers -1.5 runs and -110 for the Padres +1.5 runs.
The Dodgers are 6-9 SU and have gone 5-10 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 8.7 units for moneyline bettors in this young season and 5.2 units ATS. The Padres, on the other hand, are 7-11 SU and 8-10 ATS. They’ve lost 1.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.5 units ATS.
San Diego games have had an over/under record of 8-9-1 so far in 2018. Los Angeles has an over/under record of 8-7.
Right-hander Kenta Maeda is the projected starter for Los Angeles. Maeda is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA and 14 strikeouts. He has yet to face San Diego this year, but he made four starts against the Padres in 2017, compiling a 1-2 record against them with a 5.85 ERA and 22 strikeouts.
The Padres will turn to righty Luis Perdomo (1-1, 4.91 ERA) to the mound. Perdomo has 13 strikeouts and seven walks to his name, as well as a 2.09 WHIP. Perdomo only made one start against the Dodgers in 2017 (0-1, 7.50 ERA across six innings).
As a unit, San Diego’s pitching staff has given up 4.4 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starting pitching staff has a 4.33 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 2.18, a WHIP of 1.01 and a K/9 of 10.3. In 12 games against divisional opponents, Padres starters have an ERA of 4.58 and the bullpen’s ERA is 2.16.
San Diego’s offense is putting up 3.8 runs per outing, including 4.5 per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .228/.309/.389 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Padres’ batters have been led by Christian Villanueva, who is slashing .333/.423/.822 with six home runs, 13 RBIs and eight runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Los Angeles’ pitching staff allowed 4.3 runs per game and its starters own a 3.51 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 10.21 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.40, along with a K/9 of 8.95.
The Dodgers offense has slashed .237/.309/.365 on its way to 4.3 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.2 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Los Angeles’ offense has been led by Yasmani Grandal, who is hitting .372/.460/.651 with three home runs, 10 RBIs and seven runs scored.
The Dodgers are coming off a 10-3 win in the prior game of the series.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Dodgers, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Trends
The under has cashed in just two of Los Angeles’ last seven games.
Both teams have hit 11 home runs over their last 10 games.
Los Angeles has posted 21.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 25.0 over its last five.
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