San Diego will try to be nasty hosts on Sunday when the Los Angeles Dodgers pay a visit to PETCO Park.

For the Padres, Cory Luebke gets the ball, charged with keeping the Dodgers hitters off the base paths. He'll face Clayton Kershaw, 20-5 on the year.



View LA Dodgers vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Padres in this one will find them as +125 underdogs on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 5.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Padres, most recently No. 12 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Dodgers, who rate a National League No. 3 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits San Diego's No. 15-rated National League offense, averaging 3.7 runs per game, against a Dodgers defense that ranks No. 5 in the National League at 3.8 in runs allowed per game. The Padres have averaged 8 hits per game so far, less than Dodgers batters have averaged on the year (8.7 hits per game).

Los Angeles brings the National League's No. 5-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Padres' league No. 4-ranked defense.

The Dodgers were a 3-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Padres. That made winners of bettors who got San Diego at -103 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. Los Angeles didn't plate a single run in their last outing, shut down by Aaron Harang in a losing cause, 3-0, against San Diego on Saturday.




Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Arizona are 3-7
After playing San Diego are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

A few Dodgers at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers' last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of LA Dodgers' last 19 games when playing on the road against San Diego
LA Dodgers are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Diego's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of San Diego's last 19 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers


Next up:
LA Dodgers at Arizona, Monday, September 26
San Diego home to Chi Cubs, Monday, September 26