The San Diego Padres become the official home team for Game 3 of their NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. First pitch is set for 9:08 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Dodgers-Padres Game 3 betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.
Dodgers vs. Padres: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Dustin May vs. LHP Adrian Morejon
May: 3-1, 12 games (10 starts), 2.57 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 7.1 K/9, 2.6 BB/9, 56 IP
- Pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief in Game 1 of this series and was credited with the win. Recorded 3 strikeouts with no hits or walks allowed.
- Career vs. Padres: 1-3, 7 games (4 starts), 2.97 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 7.4 K/9, 30 1/3 IP
Morejon: 2-2, 9 games (4 starts), 4.66 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 11.6 K/9, 1.9 BB/9, 19 1/3 IP
- The 21-year-old rookie is expected to be available for as many as five innings, according to manager Jayce Tingler.
- Pitched 3 scoreless innings of relief over two appearances against the St. Louis Cardinals in the Wild Card Series. He struck out two with just one hit and no walks.
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Dodgers vs. Padres: Key injuries
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Padres
- C Jason Castro (jaw) questionable
Dodgers vs. Padres: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 2:05 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Padres 6, Dodgers 4
Money line (ML)
Back the PADRES (+150) to stay alive for one more day as a strong value bet. The Dodgers (-167) should still win the series, but it won’t be without a fight.
The Padres rank fourth in baseball with a .815 team OPS against right-handed pitching. The Dodgers are seventh with a .778 OPS against lefties.
LA has the superior bullpen by a considerable margin, but Morejon should last long enough to fend off a rally from the Dodgers.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The PADRES +1.5 (-110) are an even better play with one run of insurance in the event of a loss after losing Wednesday’s Game 2, 6-5. The Dodgers won the regular-season head-to-head series 6-4 but the series was split 5-5 against the spread.
Over/Under (O/U)
Take the OVER 9 (-121) despite the juice with both teams faring well in their respective pitching split for Thursday. The Division Series is 1-1 against the O/U and the regular-season series was 5-5 with five games seeing 9 or more runs scored.
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