The San Diego Padres host Los Angeles on Friday, looking to build on their 68-88 mark against the 78-77 Dodgers in MLB betting action at PETCO Park.

Ted Lilly, with a record of 10-14 on the season, gets the ball for the Dodgers, while the Padres trot Wade LeBlanc to the mound in this one. He is 4-5 so far in 2011.



View LA Dodgers vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Padres as +110 moneyline underdogs in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 6.5 before betting started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
The Padres sit at No. 12 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Dodgers sit at a National League No. 3 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and San Diego has the National League's No. 15-rated offensive output, at 8 hits per game. The Dodgers average 8.7 hits per game, good for No. 7 on the National League list.

San Diego owns the National League's No. 4 defense, allowing 3.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Los Angeles' National League No. 5-rated defense.

The Dodgers were an 8-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Giants. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Los Angeles at +123 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors. Los Angeles rolled to an 8-2 win against San Francisco on Thursday, as Hiroki Kuroda and the Dodgers' bats led the team to victory at Dodger Stadium.

San Diego was a 4-0 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Rockies. They won as +107 underdogs, while the total score of 4 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. The Padres didn’t allow a single run in their last start, as their staff shut out Colorado 4-0 on Wednesday at Coors Field.


Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing LA Dodgers are 2-8
After playing Colorado are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few Dodgers at Padres trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of LA Dodgers' last 17 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of LA Dodgers' last 22 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of San Diego's last 17 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of San Diego's last 22 games when playing LA Dodgers


Next up:
LA Dodgers at San Diego, Saturday, September 24