PDS Sports Blog

A winning streak will be on the line for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday when they battle the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park.

The Dodgers will give the ball to ace starter Chad Billingsley in this one. Righthander Billingsley is 8-5 this season with a 4.22 ERA.

The Padres will counter Billingsley with Jon Garland. Righthander Garland has a 3.61 ERA to go along with a 9-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game’s total is sitting at 6½.

Russell Martin drove in the only run in the eighth inning as the Dodgers beat the Mets 1-0 on Sunday. The Dodgers won that game as -180 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks.

Clayton Kershaw tossed eight scoreless innings for his 10th victory of the season, and Kenley Jansen turned away the side in the ninth for his first career save.

Chris Denorfia homered and drove in three runs to lift the Padres to a 6-3 win and a sweep of the Pirates on Sunday, as -141 favorites. The game’s nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Wade LeBlanc allowed eight hits and three runs over six innings for the Padres victory.

One of my sports picks for today is that San Diego will win.

Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 2 straight games.
San Diego has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 53-46 SU
San Diego: 58-39 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing San Diego are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers’s last 8 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego’s last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego’s last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Stats courtesy of Chalk

A winning streak will be on the line for the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday when they battle the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citizens Bank Park.

Rodrigo Lopez will be the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks on this day. Righthander Lopez is 5-9 this season with a 4.58 ERA.

Meanwhile, it’ll be Cole Hamels who starts for the Phillies. Lefthander Hamels is 7-7 with a 3.40 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 240-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total is sitting at 8½.

The Diamondbacks were defeated 3-2 by the Giants last time out, as +130 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks.

Esmerling Vasquez surrendered the winning run in relief and was tagged with the loss.

Brian Schneider knocked in two runs in the Phillies’ 5-4 win over the Rockies on Monday. Philadelphia won as -140 home favorites, while the game played OVER the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers.

My handicapping software predicts that Philadelphia will win.

Current streak:
Arizona has lost 4 straight games.
Philadelphia has won 5 straight games.

Team records:
Arizona: 37-62 SU
Philadelphia: 53-46 SU

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 8-2
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona

Stats courtesy of Chalk