National League West division rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet on Tuesday night in the first game of a three-game series.
This is the final series of the 2022 MLB season between the Dodgers and Padres. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the head-to-head season series 12-4.
We’ll review the statistics and odds to give you a Dodgers vs Padres prediction for your betting ticket today. The first pitch for the Dodgers vs. Padres is scheduled for 9:40 P.M. ET from PetCo Park in San Diego, California.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres Odds
Dodgers’ Odds Breakdown
Before making any Dodgers vs Padres predictions, we need to review the odds. Online sportsbooks have the moneyline set with the Dodgers odds as the betting favorite, listed between -118 and -125.
The San Diego Padres are listed as the underdog on the money line between +100 and +107. Most online sportsbooks have Los Angeles (-1.5) as the betting underdog on the run line spread, with odds listed between +130 and +138.
Padres’ Odds Breakdown
Most online sportsbooks have San Diego (+1.5) as the betting favorite on the run line spread on most sportsbooks, listed between -154 and -164.
Online sportsbooks have the total runs listed at either 7.5 or 8, depending on the sportsbook. The over is listed with odds between -103 and -120, while the under is listed with odds between +100 and -118.
Dodgers vs. Padres Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers enter Tuesday’s game with a 106–47 record (.693 winning percentage). The Dodgers have the best record in baseball and clinched their playoff spot seemingly ages ago.
It goes without saying that the Los Angeles Dodgers are the best team in baseball and the betting favorite to win the World Series.
Teams’ Averaging Numbers
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a 7-3 record in their last ten games, averaging 3.8 runs per game, dropping their season average to 5.31.
In this same stretch, the Dodgers have averaged 3.9 opposition runs per game, raising their season average to 3.2 runs per game.
The San Diego Padres enter Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers with an 85-68 record (.556 winning percentage). The Padres are second in the National League West, 21 games behind the Dodgers, and are fighting the final two Wild Card spots.
Wild Card Spot
As of the Padres game today, San Diego holds a 1.5-game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies for the second Wild Card spot and a 3-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers for the final spot.
The San Diego Padres are 7-3 in their last ten games, averaging 5.5 runs per game, raising their season average to 4.43.
Opposing Hitters
Over this same ten-game stretch, the Padres have surrendered 2.6 runs per game to opposing hitters, dropping their season average to 4.12 runs per game.
According to MLB stats, the Los Angeles Dodgers have won the head-to-head series 12-4, with three games remaining.
Of these sixteen games, only two have finished with a one-run spread. This information should be factored into any Dodgers vs Padres predictions and your betting ticket.
Starting Pitchers:
Dodgers Starting Pitcher
The Los Angeles Dodgers have left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson scheduled to start Tuesday night’s matchup in San Diego. Anderson has a 15-4 record in twenty-eight appearances, pitching to a 2.52 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP.
Of important note for this Dodgers vs Padres prediction, The Dodgers have won three of Andersons’ last five appearances, with only one of these appearances finishing covering the run line spread.
Padres Starting Pitcher
The San Diego Padres have left-handed pitcher Blake Snell scheduled to throw the first pitch against the Dodgers on Monday night. Seabold has an 8-9 record in twenty-two appearances, pitching to a 3.62 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP.
The Padres have won three of Snell’s last five appearances: an extra-innings win over the Chicago Cubs on July 3rd.
Only one of Snell’s recent games was decided by a one-run spread and includes an 8-4 loss to the Dodgers on September 10.
Dodgers vs. Padres Predictions and Picks
We’ve been riding with Dodgers picks on our betting tickets all season long, and we’ve liked the results. In this Dodgers vs Padres prediction, we’re picking the Dodgers to get their thirteenth win against the Padres in 2022.
Dodger’s Offense
The Dodgers’ offense might be down on production recently, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t covering the run line spread.
All but one of the 2022 head-to-head matchups between Los Angeles and San Diego Padres have cleared the run-line spread, and this trend will continue.
Any run line-based Dodgers vs. Padres picks can be combined with a moneyline wager. Again, we’re taking the Dodgers to win on the moneyline.
The Dodgers are the favorite on-betting run line betting lines (-118 to -125). Still, if you are measuring the Dodgers odds before adding a pick to your betting ticket, you’ll likely want to parlay any Dodgers pick on the run line with Los Angeles’ average odds on online sportsbooks.
If we’re making one pick for our Dodgers vs Padres predictions today, we’re taking the Los Angeles to cover the run line spread.
MLB Pick: Dodgers (+160)
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