The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet Thursday in MLB action from Dodger Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The San Diego Padres will send out Ryan Bergert for the start here and Bergert is 1-0 with a 2.33 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. This will be Bergert’s first career start against the Dodgers. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get the start for the Dodgers here and is 6-5 with a 2.64 ERA and 90 strikeouts this season. In his career, Yamamoto is 0-1 with a 12.00 ERA and 8 strikeouts against the Padres.

San Diego Padres Recap

The San Diego Padres come into this game looking to rebound from a 4-3 loss at the hands of the Dodgers in Wednesday’s matchup to sit at 39-34 on the year. After this series, the Padres will head home for an interleague series against the Kansas City Royals.

Padres Looking To Avoid Sweep

Manny Machado has 86 hits including a team-high 19 doubles, 11 home runs, 45 RBIs and 8 stolen bases while Fernando Tatis Jr. has 75 hits with a team-high 13 home runs and 31 RBIs along with 15 stolen bases of his own this season. Luis Arraez has added 77 hits with 16 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs and 27 RBIs while Jackson Merrill’s added 52 hits with 5 home runs and 25 RBIs as well. Xander Bogaerts also has 13 doubles and 13 stolen bases as well this season. Gavin Sheets also has 10 doubles, 12 home runs and 42 RBIs as well this season.

Why the San Diego Padres will win

The Padres have won five of their last seven games as underdogs against the Dodgers following a road loss.
The Dodgers have lost each of their last four Thursday night games as favorites against NL West opponents.
The Padres have covered the run line in 11 of their last 12 games as underdogs against NL West opponents following a road loss.
The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last 10 games against National League opponents following a win.

San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts

Xander Bogaerts has recorded a Double in three of the Padres’ last four road games against NL West opponents.
Manny Machado has hit a home run in four of the Padres’ last nine road games against opponents that held a winning record.
Xander Bogaerts has recorded an RBI in four of the Padres’ last five games against NL West opponents.
Gavin Sheets has recorded at least one hit in each of the Padres’ last 11 games against NL West opponents.
Jackson Merrill has scored a run in each of his last four appearances in night games against NL West teams that held a winning record.
Manny Machado ranks 5th in the league in Hits (86) this season.

Los Angeles Dodgers Recap

The Los Angeles Dodgers come into this game looking to add on to their win over the Padres from Wednesday’s matchup to sit at 46-29 on the year. After this series, the Dodgers will square off in a series against the Washington Nationals.

Dodgers Win Five In A Row

Shohei Ohtani has 85 hits including 12 doubles, 25 home runs, 43 RBIs and 5 triples while Tommy Edman has 50 hits with 10 home runs and 37 RBIs. Michael Conforto has 34 hits with 10 doubles while Teoscar Hernandez has 60 hits with 13 home runs, 15 doubles and 50 RBIs as well this season. Ohtani has a team-high 11 stolen bases while Max Muncy has 9 doubles but also has 63 strikeouts so far this season. Mookie Betts has also chipped in 9 home runs and 36 RBIs as well on the year. Freddie Freeman has also logged 79 hits with a team-high 21 doubles, 9 home runs and 41 RBIs. Andy Pages also has 78 hits with 12 doubles, 15 home runs and 50 RBIs as well this season.

Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win

The Dodgers have won each of their last seven games against NL West opponents following a home win.
The Padres have lost seven of their last eight games at Dodger Stadium.
The Padres have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine Thursday night games.
The Dodgers have covered the run line in seven of their last eight Thursday night games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.

Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts

Will Smith has hit a home run in each of his last four appearances against the Padres after playing the previous day.
Will Smith has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances after playing the previous day.
Will Smith has scored at least one run in each of his last eight appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
Esteury Ruiz has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against NL opponents that held a winning record.
Shohei Ohtani ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.625) this season.

Total Runs Facts

Six of the Dodgers’ last seven night games against NL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
Four of the Padres’ last five road games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.

San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction

I’m on the Dodgers here. The Padres have just had no answer for the Dodgers so far in this series and I’m not expecting anything different in this game. Yamamoto has had ups and downs and his fair share of issues against the Padres in his career, but he’s still one of the Dodgers’ best and I think they handle business with him here. On the other side, the Padres sending out Bergert isn’t a cause for me to get excited about, and I think Bergert struggles in handling this Dodger lineup. Give me the Dodgers here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers -250