The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at PETCO Park.
Vicente Padilla will be the starting pitcher for the Dodgers on this day. Righthander Padilla is 4-3 this season with a 3.41 ERA.
It’ll be Mat Latos toeing the rubber for the Padres in this contest. Righthander Latos is 11-4 with a 2.48 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game’s total is sitting at 6.
Jerry Hairston Jr. drove in three runs in helping the Padres defeat the Dodgers 6-1 on Wednesday, as a -110 pick’em. That game’s seven runs made it OVER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks.
Clayton Richard scattered four hits and one run over six innings with six strikeouts for the Padres victory.
Hiroki Kuroba gave up four hits and three runs over six innings in the loss.
One of my sports picks for today is that San Diego will win, and the total score will go OVER 6 runs.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 54-47 SU
San Diego: 59-40 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing San Diego are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
San Diego most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
San Diego is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Stats courtesy of Chalk