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The Los Angeles Dodgers (34-15) and San Diego Padres (32-18) take to the diamond at Petco Park for an afternoon game at 4:10 p.m. ET Wednesday to close a three-game series. Below, we analyze the Dodgers-Padres MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.

Dodgers at Padres: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Dustin May vs. LHP Adrian Morejon

May owns a 2.81 ERA and 1.13 WHIP through 9 starts.

• Has been running into more bats and more hard contact over recent starts.
• Has benefited from an easy schedule of late with his last 5 starts coming against the Colorado Rockies (twice, neither at Coors), the Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Morejon is a rookie-eligible 21-year-old left-hander making his fourth career start. He has pitched 10 2/3 innings this season, notching a 2.53 ERA.

• Hasn’t started since Aug. 23 and on Wednesday figures to be filling an opener role in setting up a top-10 (and slightly undervalued) San Diego bullpen.
• Generates a lot of swings and misses (opponents with a low 80% contact rate on pitches in the zone) while getting ground balls (56%) and limiting hard contact (28%).

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Dodgers at Padres: Key injuries

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Dodgers

• RP Joe Kelly (suspension) probable

Padres

• 1B Eric Hosmer (finger) out
• C Francisco Mejia (thumb) out
• OF Tommy Pham (hand) out
• RP Kirby Yates (elbow) out

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Dodgers at Padres: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11:10 a.m. ET.

Money line (ML)

The Padres (+115) rank second in MLB with an .851 team OPS against right-handed pitching, and San Diego’s .876 home OPS also ranks second in the league. The Dodgers (-128) struggle against lefty pitching (.749 OPS) and their left-leaning lineup plays into a strength of a talented and well-rested Friars bullpen.

San Diego hitters have seen May twice this season, and they appeared to make good adjustments against his stuff the second time around. The Padres are 19-7 at home this season, and they haven’t lost back-to-back games since Aug. 15-16(!).

Back SAN DIEGO (+115) in Wednesday’s rubber match.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

The PADRES +1.5 (-139) play has a fair price. The San Diego side is 17-9 in Petco run-line action and is a moderate lean here.

Over/Under (O/U)

The low-humidity, breeze-in forecast and good bullpens make for an unclear picture here. AVOID the Over 9 (-110)/Under 9 (-110).

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The Los Angeles Dodgers (33-14) make the journey south to take on the San Diego Padres (31-17) in a three-game battle at Petco Park. Monday’s series opener is set for 9:10 p.m. ET first pitch. Below, we analyze the Dodgers-Padres MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.

Dodgers at Padres: Projected starting pitchers

LHP Clayton Kershaw vs. RHP Dinelson Lamet

Kershaw is having a marvelous season for the Dodgers. He has posted a 1.98 ERA and 0.78 WHIP over 41 IP spanning 7 starts.

• Was a little off in his last start (3 ER in 5 IP Sept. 9 at the Arizona Diamondbacks). Strikeouts and ground balls are down a tick over his last three starts.
• Has overall been fortunate with his strength-of-schedule – hasn’t pitched at Coors Field or against the Padres and has faced scuffling Arizona three times.

Lamet owns a tidy 2.24 ERA through nine starts. He’s cleaned up at home, logging a 2.06 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP in 35 innings at Petco.

• Logged a season-high pitch count of 111 last time out; that’s 14 more pitches than any other game in 2020.

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Dodgers at Padres: Key injuries

(Get the latest injury news here.)

Dodgers

• RP Joe Kelly (suspension) out
• 3B Justin Turner (hamstring) questionable

Padres

• 1B Eric Hosmer (finger) out
• C Francisco Mejia (thumb) out
• OF Tommy Pham (hand) out
• RP Kirby Yates (elbow) out

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Dodgers at Padres: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 6:45 p.m. ET.

Money line (ML)

The Padres (+130) rank second in MLB with an .851 team OPS against right-handed pitching, but the Friars are a near-average group (.771 OPS) against southpaws (and that’s with a generous 18% HR rate on fly balls). Kershaw owns a 1.68 career ERA at Petco, allowing a mere .503 OPS along the way. After Tommy John surgery in 2017, Dinelson is unaccustomed to pitch counts much north of 90, and a bounce here is possible.

LA is the play. Take the DODGERS (-143). Move fast if you can; that price figures to drop.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

The Padres +1.5 (-134) have the best run line record at home (15-8). But Monday’s series opener is best left alone on the run-line tag.

PASS.

Over/Under (O/U)

The season series has been an evenly matched seesaw battle on totals. With some starter questions and a surging LA offense (.896 OPS last 8 games), the definitive lean here is on the OVER 8 (-110).

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The Los Angeles Dodgers (7-4) take on the San Diego Padres (7-4) Tuesday night at 9:10 p.m. ET at Petco Park. We analyze the Dodgers-Padres betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.

The Friars defeated LA 5-4 Monday night behind a steady effort from SP Chris Paddack and the bullpen.

Dodgers at Padres: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Dustin May vs. RHP Dinelson Lamet

May posted a 3.63 ERA in a 34 2/3-inning rookie season a year ago. He has averaged 68 pitches per game in notching a 2.35 ERA through two starts in 2020.

• The 22-year-old has thus far demonstrated a fastball with an average velocity edging toward 98 mph.

Lamet owns a 4.24 ERA through 37 career starts. He’s logged a 1.80 ERA through two starts this season.

• Current LA bats own a power-laden .945 OPS against the Padres 28-year-old hurler.
• Lamet is a 2020 breakout candidate who has found some extra juice on his fastball (average speed 97.1 mph compared to 96.1 in 2019).

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Dodgers at Padres: Key injuries

(List of injuries around the league)

Dodgers

• RP Joe Kelly (appealing suspension) available
• OF Mookie Betts (finger) questionable

Padres

• RP Jose Castillo (back) out
• 1B Eric Hosmer (stomach illness) probable

Dodgers at Padres: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 10:20 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML)

Los Angeles (-129) has doubled up foes in scoring thus far, 58-29. The Dodgers’ decent .787 OPS is weighed down by some situational and luck factors (a low batting average on balls in play and the same in high-leverage and leadoff situations). Lamet has scuffled against LA in the past. It all spells some value lean on a talented club.

TAKE THE DODGERS -129.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

SS Corey Seager DH’d Monday and figures to be available Tuesday. Look for him to add to this trend: All seven of LA’s victories this season have been by multiple runs. The DODGERS -1.5 (+120) is a play worth making on the alternate run line as part of your Tuesday action.

Over/Under (O/U)

The number here is a respectable one. There is a slight lean on the OVER 8.5 (-110).

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