The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet Saturday in MLB action at Petco Park. Here’s a Padres vs Dodgers Prediction. This article will include a Padres vs Dodgers Pick.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 52-30 on the year and play the Athletics and Padres next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .261 on the season and have a .344 OBP and a .437 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff has a 3.45 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. Freddie Freeman leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 85 hits and 43 RBI, while Andy Pages and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 166 hits and 104 RBI.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 7-5 with a 2.65 ERA and 86 strikeouts this season. Yamamoto is 1-3 with a 4.97 ERA and 27 strikeouts in his career against the San Diego Padres.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The San Diego Padres are 43-37 on the year and play the Cubs and Dodgers next. The San Diego Padres are batting. 220 on the season, have a .296 OBP, and have a .365 slugging percentage. The San Diego Padres’ pitching staff has a 3.82 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the San Diego Padres with 85 hits and 28 RBI, while Jackson Merrill and Xander Bogaerts have combined for 122 hits and 61 RBI.
Randy Vasquez gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 6-5 with a 4.17 ERA and 59 strikeouts this season. Vasquez is 0-2 with a 4.58 ERA and 10 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Padres have won each of their last eight Saturday games as underdogs.
- The Dodgers have lost three of their last four games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Padres have covered the run line in each of their last seven home games against NL West opponents following a win.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in 10 of their last 11 games.
- The Padres have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight home games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Padres have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games against the Dodgers.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Dodgers have won each of their last nine road games following a loss.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in four of their last five games against National League opponents following a loss.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five home games after playing the previous day.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in 11 of their last 12 games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Dodgers have led after 3 innings in four of their last five road games against opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Dodgers’ last four games against National League opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Padres’ last five games as underdogs against National League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Padres’ last 12 night games against National League opponents.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in eight of the Dodgers’ last nine games as favorites against National League opponents.
San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts
- Ty France has hit a home run in each of the Padres’ last two games.
- Randy Vasquez has recorded four or more strikeouts in three of his last four home appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 Saturday appearances against NL teams that held a winning record.
- Randy Vasquez has recorded a win in four of his last five home appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks T6th in the league in Steals (19) this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Mookie Betts has hit a home run in each of the Dodgers’ last two games.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto has recorded seven or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight appearances against NL West opponents.
- Tommy Edman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against the Padres after playing the previous day.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto has recorded a win in seven of his last eight appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Shohei Ohtani ranks 4th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.412) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Padres rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (316).
- The Padres rank 30th in the league for hits this season (574).
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for batting average this season (.261).
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for slugging percentage this season (.437).
Padres vs Dodgers Prediction
We hit on the Padres yesterday as underdogs, and I’m going back to the well. The Padres are hot this week, and while Yamamoto is a decorated pitcher, the Padres have had success against him. In 69 at bats current Padres are batting .261 with a .338 on-base percentage and four homers against Yamamoto. Vasquez has been a mess this month, and his numbers aren’t any better at Petco. Still, we’re getting 1.5 times our money with a hot Padres team that has the talent to go toe to toe with the Dodgers. I’ll take it.