The San Diego Padres will look to earn a split of their four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers when they meet in a key National League West matchup on Monday. The Dodgers (64-46), who have been red hot of late, have won six of their last eight series overall. The Padres (55-57), who are 2-7 against Los Angeles this season, are 30-27 at home in 2023. Since August 2021, the Dodgers have won 30 of the last 40 games against the Padres.
The game is slated to begin at 4:10 p.m. ET from Petco Park in San Diego. The Dodgers are hitting .249 as a team, 17th-best in MLB, while the Padres are batting .241, 19th-best. The Padres are a -142 favorites (risk $142 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Dodgers vs. Padres odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total runs scored is 9.5. Before making any Padres vs. Dodgers picks, be sure to check out the latest MLB predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It went 331-285 on top-rated MLB money-line picks (+357) over the past two seasons. It entered Week 19 of the 2023 MLB season 49-39 on all top-rated MLB picks this season and has excelled on top-rated run-line picks, going 11-3 (+504). Anybody following has seen big returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Dodgers vs. Padres and just locked in its picks and MLB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several MLB betting lines and trends for Padres vs. Dodgers:
- Dodgers vs. Padres money line: Los Angeles +120, San Diego -142
- Dodgers vs. Padres over/under: 9.5 runs
- Dodgers vs. Padres run line: San Diego -1.5 (+139)
- LAD: The Dodgers are 30-26 on the road this season
- SD: The Padres have won four of their last five series
- Dodgers vs. Padres picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why you should back the Padres
Left fielder Juan Soto had been on a tear until going 0-for-4 in Sunday's loss. Prior to that, Soto had an eight-game hitting streak, including six multi-hit performances during that stretch. In a 4-3 loss at Colorado on July 31, he was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. Over the last five games, he has four homers and eight RBI. In 112 games this season, he is batting .276 with 25 doubles, 24 homers and 72 RBI.
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts has also been on a tear with a four-game hitting streak and hits in eight of the past 10 games. He was 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in an 11-1 win at Colorado on Wednesday. He is 4-for-13 in the series against the Dodgers, including a two-hit performance on Friday. For the season, he is batting .267 with 18 doubles, 11 homers and 37 RBI. See which team to back here.
Why you should back the Dodgers
Right-hander Tony Gonsolin (6-4, 4.11 ERA) will start for Los Angeles. In 17 starts, he has allowed 66 hits in 87.2 innings, while walking 35 and striking out 31. In his last outing, a 10-1 win over Oakland on Wednesday, he went five innings, allowing one earned run on five hits, while walking two and striking out three. He has had just two starts where he was tagged for more than four earned runs, and has had four scoreless appearances.
First baseman Freddie Freeman continues to make a case for the National League MVP, and is hitting .339 on the season. He has hits in eight of the last 10 games, including six multi-hit performances. In a three-game series against Oakland last week, he went 10-for-14 with five doubles, one homer and three RBI. In 110 games this season, he has 40 doubles, two triples, 23 homers and 80 RBI. See which team to back here.
How to make Padres vs. Dodgers picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Under on the total, projecting 9.1 combined runs. It also says one side of the money line has all the value. You can only get the model's MLB picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Dodgers vs. Padres, and which side of the money line has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side you need to jump on, all from the model that has gone 49-39 on its top-rated MLB picks, and find out.
