San Diego Padres (96-70) vs LA Dodgers (99-65)
Game Info: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 9:08 pm (Petco Park)
Michael King (14-9) (2.74) vs Walker Buehler (1-6) (5.14)
Betting Odds: San Diego Padres -145 / LA Dodgers +133 --- Over/Under: 8 Click Here for the Latest Odds
The LA Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet Tuesday in MLB game 3 of the NLDS at Petco Park. Here’s a LA Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction. This article will include a LA Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Pick.
LA Dodgers Betting Preview
The LA Dodgers look to retake control of this series and inch closer toward playing the Phillies or Mets. The LA Dodgers have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The LA Dodgers have won 9 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Tommy Edman leads the LA Dodgers with 3 hits, while Gavin Lux and Teoscar Hernandez have combined for 5 hits and 3 RBI.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The San Diego Padres look for back to back wins to take a surprising 2-1 series lead. The San Diego Padres have scored 20 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The San Diego Padres have won 13 of their last 14 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the San Diego Padres with 9 hits and 5 RBI while Jackson Merrill and Luis Arraez have combined for 11 hits and 5 RBI.
LA Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Pitching Pick Matchup
Walker Buehler gets the ball for the LA Dodgers, and he is 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA and 64 strikeouts this season. Buehler is 3-3 with a 2.94 ERA and 101 strikeouts in his postseason career. Buehler is 6-1 with a 1.80 ERA and 79 strikeouts in his career against the San Diego Padres.
Michael King gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 13-9 with a 2.95 ERA and 201 strikeouts this season. King is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his postseason career. King is 2-0 with a 2.82 ERA and 26 strikeouts in his career against the LA Dodgers.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Padres have won each of their last six home games.
- The Dodgers have lost seven of their last eight playoff games against NL West opponents.
- The Padres have covered the run line in each of their last 10 Tuesday night games against National League opponents.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight night playoff games.
- The Padres have led after 3 innings in each of their last five games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has recorded a Double in each of his last three playoff appearances against the Dodgers.
- Xander Bogaerts has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Padres' last eight games against the Dodgers.
- Luis Arraez has scored a run in each of his last six appearances.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Padres' last seven home games.
- Luis Campusano has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances at Petco Park against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Donovan Solano has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight Tuesday night appearances at Petco Park.
- Elias Diaz has recorded at least one hit in 12 of his last 13 appearances with his team as a home favorite against NL opponents.
- Jurickson Profar ranks 7th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.380) this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Gavin Lux has recorded a Double in each of his last four road appearances against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Freddie Freeman has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five playoff appearances with his team as a road underdog.
- Tommy Edman has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight playoff appearances.
- Shohei Ohtani has scored at least one run in eight of the Dodgers' last nine night games.
- Gavin Lux has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven road appearances against NL West opponents.
- Walker Buehler has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his 12 previous appearances in night playoff games.
- Enrique Hernandez has hit at least one home run in three of his last four playoff appearances with his team as an underdog.
- Enrique Hernandez has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last five road playoff appearances.
- Shohei Ohtani ranks 2nd in the league in Steals (59) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The San Diego Padres rank 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (1077).
- The San Diego Padres are one of only 3 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both strikeouts and on-base percentage this season.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers rank 2nd in the league for RBI's this season (815).
- The Los Angeles Dodgers rank 2nd in the league for on-base percentage this season (.335).
LA Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction
The LA Dodgers in the underdog role is intriguing because you don't get these chances often, but I've been rolling with the Padres for months and that doesn't change now. Michael King has been great all year, and that includes allowing 4 earned runs in his last 30 innings. Walker Buehler hasn't been great this season and is coming off a September where he allowed 27 hits and 13 earned runs in 26.1 innings. As I've said many times, this Padres team feels different and has a swagger to them. I'll continue to ride the Padres bandwagon.
Randy’s Pick San Diego Padres -145
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
