The visiting Padres hope for a solid performance on Saturday as they look to steal a win at Dodger Stadium against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

It's a pitching duel between Rubby De La Rosa for the Dodgers (2-4 on the year) and Aaron Harang for San Diego (7-2 so far).



View San Diego vs LA Dodgers Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, Los Angeles sat as -135 favorites. The total was set at 7.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 6-rated Dodgers and the league No. 16-ranked Padres, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Los Angeles' No. 14-rated National League offense, averaging 3.7 runs per game, against a Padres defense that ranks No. 4 in the National League at 3.7 in runs allowed per game. The Dodgers have averaged 8.7 hits per game so far, more than Padres batters have averaged on the year (7.8 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Los Angeles has the National League's No. 7-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Padres own the National League's No. 4 mark in runs allowed.

San Diego was a 1-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Dodgers. They lost as +111 underdogs, while the total score of 1 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. San Diego didn't plate a single run in their last outing, shut down by Chad Billingsley in a losing cause, 1-0, against Los Angeles on Friday.




San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing San Diego are 6-4
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few Padres at Dodgers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of San Diego's last 14 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers' last 8 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers' last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Dodgers' last 14 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games


Next up:
San Diego at LA Dodgers, Sunday, July 10