The San Diego Padres (19-19) open a 3-game series on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers (23-15) Friday. First pitch at Dodger Stadium is at 9:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Padres vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Dodgers lead 2-1
The Padres have lost 4 out of their last 5 games and are facing the Dodgers for the second weekend in a row. San Diego started a 6-game road trip by losing 2 of 3 to the Minnesota Twins, including a 5-3 loss in the series finale on Thursday.
The Dodgers are in 1st place in the NL West and return home after a 4-2 road trip where they took 2 of 3 games from both the Padres and Milwaukee Brewers. Los Angeles topped Milwaukee 8-1 to secure its 4th straight series victory.
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Padres at Dodgers projected starters
LHP Blake Snell vs. RHP Dustin May
Snell (1-5, 4.89 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.57 WHIP, 5.4 BB/9 and 10.0 K/9 through 35 IP.
- Last start: loss, 6 IP, 2 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 6 K in 2-1 defeat vs. Dodgers Saturday
- 1-2 with 2.56 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 10 career starts vs, Dodgers
May (4-1, 2.68 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 0.94 WHIP, 3.3 BB/9 and 6.5 K/9 through 40 1/3 IP.
- Last start: win, 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 2-1 win opposite Snell Saturdy
- Has a 2.20 ERA across 16 1/3 innings over his last 3 starts
Padres at Dodgers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:11 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Padres +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Dodgers -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Padres +1.5 (-175) | Dodgers -1.5 (+145)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Padres at Dodgers picks and predictions
Prediction
Dodgers 5, Padres 3
Moneyline
The Dodgers have won 10 of their last 12 games and are 12-6 at home.
The Padres have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
May outdueled Snell in San Diego Saturday in a 2-1 Dodgers win.
Betting the Dodgers (-135) on the moneyline isn’t a bad play but the plus money odds on the run line are super attractive because they more often than not win their games by more than 1 run.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
Eight of the Dodgers’ last 10 wins have been by 2 or more runs.
Three of the Padres’ last 5 losses have been by only 1 run, but 7 of their last 10 losses have been by more than 1 run.
BET DODGERS -1.5 (+145).
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Over/Under
None of the last 10 games between the Padres and Dodgers have reached 9 total runs.
The Padres’ last 8 games have had 8 or fewer total runs.
BET UNDER 9 (+100).
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