The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night in a game that can be seen on ESPN. The Dodgers have looked every bit like defending World Series champs of late and they are battling the Giants for the lead in the NL West and for the best record in the league. The Padres on the other hand are battling for a playoff spot. The Padres had a seemingly safe lead over Cincinnati for the second Wild Card but San Diego has not played that well in recent weeks and that lead is now gone. Let’s look at the matchup between the Dodgers and Padres and MLB picks.
First pitch for this NL matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 from Petco Park in San Diego, CA. The matchup will air live on ESPN. Bet on MLB odds and player props at BookMaker.eu every day of the season.
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Odds Analysis
The Dodgers have been one of the hottest teams in the league of late and they have been cashing regularly for bettors. Los Angeles was 36-26 in their first 62 road games and that put them in the mix for the second-best road record in the league behind Milwaukee. The Dodgers have been a tough team to figure out in terms of totals on the road, as they went over 31 times, under 29 times with 2 pushes in their first 62 road games.
The Padres have been much better at Petco Park than on the road this season. The Padres were 41-25 in their first 66 home games and just 27-32 in their first 59 road games. San Diego went over the total 34 times in those home games and under 32 times.
Pitching Notes and Team Stats
Probable pitchers for this game have not yet been announced, as each team’s rotation is in a bit of flux. The Dodgers are without Clayton Kershaw and Danny Duffy but they are expected to get Julio Urias back. Los Angeles also went out and picked up Cole Hamels and he should be pitching sometime next month.
San Diego’s rotation is a mess, as two of their starters are out due to injury, as Chris Paddack is out until early September, while Yu Darvish is out indefinitely. It is so bad for the Padres that they picked up Jake Arrieta off the scrap heap and then he got hurt.
The Dodgers are a very good team and when you look at the stats you can see why. They are 3rd in the Major Leagues in runs per game, averaging 5.2 per contest. They lead the league in team ERA at just over 3 runs per game. Anytime you outscore teams by more than two runs per game you are team to reckon with.
The Padres have good, but not great numbers. They are 10th in the league in runs per game at 4.7 per contest and they are 8th in team ERA at 3.72 per contest. The problem for the Padres is that their team ERA is going up on a regular basis now that the team is without two of their top starting pitchers.
Dodgers vs. Padres Predictions
We don’t know the pitching matchup for this one yet, but we do know that the Padres rotation doesn’t scare anyone right now. The only pitcher that really is trustworthy for San Diego is Musgrove and he is not pitching in this game. I think there are two plays worth making in this one, so I’ll take the Dodgers and also play the game over the total.
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