San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview/Prop Picks
07 August 2022
We’ve got an NL West matchup to go over today as the San Diego Padres face the Los Angeles Dodgers. With a record of 61-49, the San Diego Padres rank second overall in the NL West.
Now, they’ve lost three games in a row, all of which were to NL West teams. Two of their last three losses were to the team they play tonight. Can they rally back for a w in tonight?
The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the NL West with a record of 74-33. With their pitching rotation and incredible batting, it’s no surprise that they lead the National League as well.
This batting group will face Yu Darvish tonight, one of San Diego’s best pitchers. The Dodgers are starting a superstar of their own at the plate. So, who’s the best bet in the last game of the series?
San Diego Padres: Padres need to end the losing streak tonight
Before they head into their next set of games, the Padres need to end this losing streak. In last night’s game, the Padres scored three runs in the fourth inning and never again.
The Dodgers, on the other hand, scored in all but three innings. Allowing the Dodgers to run up the score, the Padres took themselves out of contention. They need to tighten up their defense tonight.
Tasked with stopping the Dodgers batters is Yu Darvish. Darvish has an impressive record of 10-4 this season with a 3.30 ERA. Through 128.1 innings, Darvish has thrown 127 strikeouts and allowed 13 home runs. At the plate, the Padres are a middle-of-the-road team.
They have a team batting average of .241, ranking 17th and the tenth-best on-base percentage (.318).
Los Angeles Dodgers: Dodgers are going for eight in a row
At the moment, the Los Angeles Dodgers have won seven games in a row. They lead the entire league with a record of 74-33, passing the New York Yankees and Houston Astros.
With such a talented roster, it’s not much of a surprise that they lead the league. Tonight, however, they can extend their winning streak and tighten their hold on Major League Baseball.
As the Padres send out Yu Darvish, the Dodgers will send out the 12-1 Tyler Anderson. Anderson’s record is already impressive, but his ERA of 2.89 puts him over the top.
Along with Anderson being on the mound, the Dodgers have an incredible batting group. As a team, the Dodgers rank third in batting average (.259) and first in on-base percentage (.336).
San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Pick
This is a big game for the Padres, especially since they’ve already lost three in a row. However, even with Darvish on the mound, the Padres are at a disadvantage.
The batters of the Padres will have to face one of the best pitchers in the league tonight. It’ll be a close one, but we’ll take the Dodgers at -137 in this one.
With a record of 37-15 at home, the Dodgers are clearly the best pick here. They have the better starting pitcher and an incredible batting lineup.
We’re going to pair this pick with the over after seeing the Dodgers score eight runs in their last two games against San Diego.
DunkelIndex Free Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers -137, OVER
Prop Picks
LA Dodgers (-105) OVER 4.5 Runs
LA is averaging 5.30 runs per 9 innings on offense, which ranks No. 1 in the league. San Diego is allowing 4.08 runs per 9 innings on defense, which ranks No. 9 in the league. That average decreases to 4.50 runs per 9 innings on the road. Scores have gone OVER in four of the Padres’ last six road games.
With Dunkel predicting an LA home victory by the score of 7-3, take the Dodgers (-105) to finish OVER their Vegas team total of 4.5 runs against the Padres.
Mookie Betts (-140) OVER 0.5 Runs Scored
Betts has scored 78 runs in 90 games played, which ranks No. 1 on the Dodgers. The right fielder has scored 38 runs in 177 at-bats with an OPS of .942 at home compared to 37 runs in 192 at-bats with an OPS of .809 on the road.
With Dunkel predicting a Dodgers home victory while going OVER their Vegas run total, take Betts (-140) to finish OVER 0.5 runs scored against San Diego.
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