LA Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction 9-24-24 MLB Picks

The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet Tuesday in MLB action from Dodger Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an LA Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The San Diego Padres will send out Michael King for the start here and King is 12-9 with a 3.04 ERA and 198 strikeouts this season. In his career, King is 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 15 strikeouts against the Dodgers. Los Angeles will trot out Landon Knack here and Knack is 3-4 with a 3.39 ERA and 61 strikeouts. This will be Knack’s first career start against the Padres.

San Diego Padres Recap

The San Diego Padres come into this one looking to keep their momentum going after a sweep over the Chicago White Sox this past weekend thanks to a 4-2 win in Sunday’s series finale. The sweep kept San Diego’s series win streak intact which includes wins over the Astros and Giants over the last two weeks.

Padres Pushing For Playoff Spot

Jurickson Profar has 155 hits along with a .285 batting average and 28 doubles with 24 homers and 85 RBIs. Jake Cronenworth has 78 RBIs while Fernando Tatis Jr. has belted 20 home runs, 48 RBIs, and 107 hits as well this season. Manny Machado has 158 hits, 29 home runs, and 104 RBIs but also has 120 strikeouts while Ha-Seong Kim has 94 hits with 3 triples, 16 doubles, 11 home runs, 47 RBIs, and a team-high 22 stolen bases. Jackson Merrill has also chipped in 24 home runs, 89 RBIs, and 29 doubles with 6 triples this season.

Why the San Diego Padres will win

• The Dodgers have lost each of their last six games as favorites against the Padres following a win.
• The Padres have won five of their last six games as underdogs against NL West opponents.
• The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games against the Padres following a win.
• The Padres have covered the run line in each of their last eight Tuesday games against National League opponents.

Los Angeles Dodgers Recap

The Los Angeles Dodgers come into this one looking to build on their series win over the Colorado Rockies thanks to a 6-5 win over the Rox in Sunday’s series finale. The series win gave the Dodgers back-to-back series wins after knocking off the Marlins the series prior.

Dodgers Trying To Secure Home Field

Shohei Ohtani has 184 hits including a team-high 53 home runs, 34 doubles, 7 triples, and 123 RBIs with a .301 batting average while Mookie Betts has 127 hits with 23 doubles, 5 triples, 19 homers, and 73 RBIs of his own. Teoscar Hernandez also has 31 home runs with 93 RBIs and a team-high 180 strikeouts. Betts also has 16 stolen bases while Ohtani has a team-high 55 stolen bases. Freddie Freeman also has 22 home runs and 89 RBIs with 33 doubles and Will Smith has added 24 doubles, 19 home runs, and 72 RBIs. Andy Pages has also chipped in 23 doubles on the year.

Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win

• The home team has won each of the Padres’ last four games.
• The Padres have lost four of their last five games at Dodger Stadium following a win.
• The Padres have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six night games following a home win.
• The home team has covered the run line in each of the last three games between the Padres and Dodgers.

LA Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction

I’m on the Padres here. I just think that A. the Padres have more to play for here so I think they’re going to throw everything at this one as the margin for error is almost non-existent, and B. this looks like one of the best matchups they’ll have for a win in the series as I don’t trust Landon Knack and Michael King’s been solid on the road this season. All in all, it should be a great series, but I’ll side with the Padres to draw first blood here.