San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Pick & Prediction 9/24/24
At 10:10 PM ET, the Padres and Dodgers will face off in an NL West matchup. This one is being played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, and the Dodgers are the slight favorite on the money line, with their odds sitting at -114. The money line odds for a Padres win are -104.
San Diego is currently on a four-game winning streak, and they are 90-66 overall. The Dodgers lead the NL West with a record of 93-63.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS VS SAN DIEGO PADRES BETTING PICK
The Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers Moneyline -114
This game will be played at Dodger Stadium at 10:10 ET on Tuesday, September 24th.
HOW TO BET THE PADRES VS DODGERS:
- We have the Dodgers winning by a score of 6 to 5
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Dodgers to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over
Padres Records & Stats
The Padres’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the White Sox, closing out their series with a 4-2 win. After allowing one run to the White Sox in the top of the 3rd, the Padres responded with a run of their own and added another in the 4th. San Diego went on to close out the 4-2 win, and Jeremiah Estrada picked up the save.
Yu Darvish put together a good start for the Padres, going 6 1/3 innings and giving up just two runs on three hits. He also issued only two walks and struck out nine White Sox batters. Jurickson Profar was hot at the plate, going 2/3 with a homer and two RBIs.
San Diego is on a four-game winning streak, and they are three games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. The Padres’ overall record is 90-66 heading into today’s road game vs. the Dodgers. So far, they have gone 24-22 in divisional games.
San Diego has an overall series record of 29-15-6 this season, and they have won three straight series. As the road favorite, the Padres are 22-14 this year, and they are 45-30 on the road overall. They have also been good at home, going 45-36.
When the Padres are on the road, they have been a good bet against the run line, going 47-28 on the season. They have a positive run differential of 1.2 runs per game away from Petco Park, and their average run differential in winning games is 3.6 runs per game.
San Diego’s games have averaged 8.9 runs this season, and their over/under record is 80-72. When the over/under line has been set at 8.5 runs, their record is 19-15. Overall, 62.2% of their games have had lower over/under lines than today’s 8.5-run total.
Right-hander Michael King gets the start for the Padres today as he faces the Dodgers on the road. He has made 29 starts this season and has a record of 12-9 with an ERA of 3.04. King’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.20. In his 30 appearances, he has turned in 14 quality starts and is averaging 10.57 strikeouts per nine innings. King’s last outing came on September 17th, where he finished with a no-decision, giving up two earned runs in seven innings of work. Before that, he had won two straight starts.
Over the past eight games, Fernando Tatis Jr. has been on fire for the Padres, going 12/34 with three homers and seven runs scored. Tatis Jr. also has an 11-game hitting streak coming into today’s game. Overall, he is batting .265 with 30 homers, which is 3rd in the MLB, and 87 RBIs. Manny Machado has also been swinging the bat well of late, going 9/32 with three homers in his last eight games.
The Padres come into the game as the league’s top hitting team, with a team batting average of .265. They also have the best team slugging percentage and have the fewest strikeouts in the league. Overall, they are 8th in the league in runs scored, averaging 4.7 runs per game.
Dodgers Records & Stats
Shohei Ohtani went 4/5 with a homer and two RBIs in the Dodgers’ 6-5 win over the Rockies to close out their series. The Dodgers really needed Ohtani’s big game, as they were the heavy favorite going into the game but fell behind 3-0 in the first inning. Los Angeles scored their first run in the 4th and added another three in the 7th to take the lead. Going into the game, the Dodgers were at -407 on the money line.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto got the start for the Dodgers and took the no decision. He only lasted three innings, giving up four earned runs. Blake Treinen got the win out of the bullpen, and the Dodgers’s offense scored their other three runs.
Los Angeles hosts the Padres today with a three-game lead in the NL West. The Dodgers are 93-63 overall and 26-20 in the division. They took two of three from the Rockies in their most recent series. At home, the Dodgers are 50-28 this year and 43-35 on the road.
As the underdog, the Dodgers are just 5-12 this year, and they are 88-51 as the favorite. Los Angeles’ overall series record is 30-16-4, and they have won two straight series. So far, they are 6-4 in their last ten games.
When the Dodgers win, they win big, with an average run margin of 3.8 runs per game. That’s why their run line record is 78-78 on the season. They are 39-39 at home and 39-39 on the road. They have lost two straight against the run line as the favorite, and they are 7-10 against the run line as the underdog.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing host to the San Diego Padres in a game with an over/under line of 8.5 runs. The Dodgers have been involved in high-scoring games this season, with a combined run average of 9.4 runs per game. Their over/under record for the season is 87-65, and when the over/under line is set at 8.5 runs, they have gone over that total in 35 of 60 games. Overall, the Dodgers have played in 49 games with over/under lines set higher than 8.5 runs, accounting for 31.4% of their games.
Right-hander Landon Knack is getting the start for the Dodgers today as he faces the Padres at home. He has made 11 starts this season and has a record of 3-4 with a 3.39 ERA. Opposing batters are hitting .204 this season off Knack, and he has a WHIP of 1.07. In his 13 appearances, Knack has turned in two quality starts. In his most recent outing, he picked up the win, going five innings and not giving up a run. Before that, he had given up at least two earned runs in three straight outings.
Shohei Ohtani has been on an absolute tear of late, going 18/38 in his last nine games with six home runs and 19 RBIs. Ohtani is 2nd in the MLB with 123 RBIs and has gone deep 53 times this season, which is also 2nd in the league. Teoscar Hernandez is also a big power threat for the Dodgers, as he comes into the game with 31 homers.
Overall, the Dodgers are the 2nd highest-scoring team in the league at 5.1 runs per game. They are also the league’s top power-hitting team, with a collective isolated power number of .189. Not only are the Dodgers 2nd in team OPS this season, but they also have the league’s top slugging percentage.