The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to square off against their in-state rival San Diego Padres at PETCO Park. The opening pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET and Fox Sports San Diego will televise the matchup.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Odds
Los Angeles (-200) is favored against San Diego (+185) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 8 runs (-120 for the under and +100 for the over). Gamblers can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds coming in at Dodgers -1.5 runs (-140) and Padres +1.5 runs (+120).
The Dodgers are 6-9 SU and have gone 5-10 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 8.7 units for moneyline bettors over the early portions of the year 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.
Padres games have had an over/under record of 8-9-1 thus far in 2018. Los Angeles has an over/under record of 8-7.
The left-handed Alex Wood is projected to start for Los Angeles. Wood is 0-2 with a 5.09 ERA and 15 strikeouts. He has yet to face San Diego this year, but he did make three starts against the Padres in 2017, putting together a 2-1 record against them with a 3.15 ERA and 17 strikeouts.
The Padres are turning to righty Bryan Mitchell (0-2, 5.27 ERA), who has three strikeouts and 14 walks as well as a WHIP of 2.12. Mitchell did not record a start against the Dodgers in 2017.
As a unit, San Diego’s pitchers have given up 4.4 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have an ERA of 4.33, a WHIP of 1.56 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.6. The bullpen has recorded a solid ERA of just 2.18, a WHIP of 1.01 and a K/9 of 10.3. In 12 games against NL West opponents, Padres starters have an ERA of 4.58 and the bullpen’s ERA is 2.16.
The San Diego hitters are putting up 3.8 runs per contest, including 4.5 per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over their last five. The team has hit .228/.309/.389 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Padres’ offense has been led by third baseman Christian Villanueva and left fielder Jose Pirela. Villanueva is hitting .333/.423/.822 with six home runs, 13 RBIs and eight runs scored, and Pirela’s line is .308/.333/.449 with 24 hits, 10 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
In the other 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 WHIP of 1.09 and a K/9 of 8.95.
Dodgers hitters have slashed .237/.309/.365 on their way to 4.3 runs scored per game this year, including 4.2 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Backstop Yasmani Grandal and outfielder Matt Kemp have led Los Angeles’ hitters. Grandal is slashing .372/.460/.651 with three home runs, 10 RBIs and seven runs scored, while Kemp is hitting .333/.391/.548 with two homers, seven RBIs and five runs scored.
The Dodgers have lost 8.4 units and are 2-7 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in seven of those games, compared to two that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Padres have netted 1.4 units and are 3-4 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over’s cashed in four of those games, compared to three that’ve gone under.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Dodgers, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The over has cashed in three of San Diego’s last seven games.
The Los Angeles defense has allowed four errors over the last 10 games, compared to 10 errors for San Diego over its last 10.
Both teams have hit 11 home runs over their last 10 outings.
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