San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 4/16/21
2021-04-16 22:10:00 EDT
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet Friday in MLB action at Petco Park.
The Los Angeles Dodgers look to build on their impressive 11-2 record. The Dodgers have scored 18 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in 10 of their 13 games. The Dodgers have won nine straight games when scoring four or more runs. Justin Turner leads the Dodgers with 19 hits and 14 RBI while Corey Seager and Max Muncy have combined for 31 hits and 18 RBI. Walker Buehler gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and eight strikeouts this season. Buehler is 4-0 with a 1.36 ERA and 45 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.
The San Diego Padres look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Padres have scored 13 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in seven of their last 11 games. The Padres have lost four of their last seven games when scoring three or less runs. Jake Cronenworth leads the Padres with 19 hits and three RBI while Eric Hosmer and Wil Myers have combined for 31 hits and 22 RBI. Ryan Weathers gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and seven strikeouts this season. This will be Weathers’ first career game against the Dodgers.
The Dodgers are 40-13 in their last 53 road games and 55-17 in their last 72 overall. The Padres are 4-0 in their last 4 Friday games and 5-2 in their last 7 overall. The under is 6-1 in Dodgers last 7 overall. The under is 6-0 in Padres last 6 home games. The Dodgers are 37-18 in the last 55 meetings in San Diego and 39-15 in the last 54 meetings.
The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to pile up the victories and we learned last year, you don’t step in front of them when they’re on these sort of runs. The San Diego Padres are playing well in their own right and are at home, but I’m not excited to back Weathers and his small MLB career sample size. Walker Buehler gives the Dodgers a clear pitching edge and you could argue this price should be a lot steeper. Give me the Dodgers.
