The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to grab a season-Sportsbook road win when they take on the Padres in San Diego at PETCO Park on Thursday as the MLB betting season kicks into gear.
For the Padres, Edinson Volquez gets the ball, charged with keeping the Dodgers hitters off the base paths. He'll face NL Cy Young Sportsbook Clayton Kershaw.
Both teams made headlines recently, with the Dodgers being purchased from the McCourt family. And San Diego manager Bud Black made headlines by being named the manager most likely to get fired first in 2012, as Sportsbook made him a 3/1 favorite for that dubious honor.
The Dodgers won 8 of the past 10 meetings last year and are -150 moneyline favorites at Sportsbook today.
View LA Dodgers vs San Diego Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers at Sportsbook opened the Padres as +135 moneyline underdogs in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at a very low 6 at Sportsbook.
Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 12-rated Padres and the league No. 3-ranked Dodgers, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.
How They Match Up:
At the plate, San Diego owns the No. 3 ranking for hits in the National League at 0 per game. By contrast, the Dodgers are rated No. 3 in the same category at 0 per game.
San Diego owns the National League's No. 1 defense, allowing 0 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Los Angeles' National League No. 1-rated defense.
The Dodgers were a 7-5 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Los Angeles at +110 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors. Los Angeles got the job done in their last match in a 7-5 victory over Arizona on Wednesday at Chase Field behind starter Ted Lilly.
San Diego won its last outing, a 9-2 result against the Cubs on September 28. Bettors who backed the Padres at -116 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. San Diego got the job done in their last match in a 9-2 victory over Chicago on Wednesday at PETCO Park behind starter Wade LeBlanc.
Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing Arizona are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After a win are 3-7
A few Dodgers at Padres trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 20 of LA Dodgers' last 25 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
LA Dodgers are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 20 of San Diego's last 25 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Diego's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 10 games at home
Next up:
LA Dodgers at San Diego, Friday, April 6
