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

Aaron Harang gets the call for the San Diego Padres and he will try to build on a 13-7 mark. In the other dugout, Chad Billingsley brings a 11-10 ledger to the game for the Dodgers as he tries to quiet the Padres bats.



View LA Dodgers vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Padres as -115 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 7 before betting started to move the line.

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:
Offensively, the game matches up San Diego's No. 15 ranked National League offense (3.7 runs per game) against a Dodgers defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 4 in the National League at 3.8 runs allowed per game. The Padres have been averaging 8 hits per game, less than the Dodgers have managed so far this season (8.7 hits on average).

Comparing defensive stats, Los Angeles owns the National League's No. 2-rated road mark, allowing 3.8 runs per game on the highway. San Diego, on the other hand, rates No. 15 in scoring at home.

The Dodgers were a 2-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Padres. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Los Angeles at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (2) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Dodgers didn’t allow a single run in their last start, as their staff shut out San Diego 2-0 on Friday at PETCO Park.




Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
Before playing San Diego are 8-2
After playing San Diego are 9-1
After a win are 7-3

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

A few Dodgers at Padres trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of San Diego's last 18 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers


Next up:
LA Dodgers at San Diego, Sunday, September 25