The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres will play the first game of the MLB season on North American soil on Sunday night as they hit the field together at Petco Park.
The Dodgers picked up the victory in seven of their last eight games against the division-rival Padres last season, and Los Angeles won 11 of their 19 meetings in 2013. The UNDER has paid off in each of their last five matchups for totals bettors at the sportsbooks.
Los Angeles puts its faith in starter Hyun-Jin Ryu to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 1-0. Getting the ball for the Padres is Andrew Cashner, who owns a 0-0 record on the season with a 0.00 ERA.
View Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Odds and Stats.
Bettors looking to side with the Padres in this matchup found them as -105 on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 6.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Padres at No. 10 and the Dodgers at No. 19 heading into this contest.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 7-5 Sportsbook as they battled the Diamondbacks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Dodgers at -119 were rewarded, while the 12 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Los Angeles got the job done in their last match in a 7-5 victory over Arizona on Sunday at Sydney Cricket Ground behind starter Hyun-Jin Ryu.
The Padres were a 7-6 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Giants. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Francisco at -107 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors. San Diego looks to rebound from a loss to the Giants, who beat them 7-6 on Sunday behind a start from Guillermo Moscoso at AT&T Park.
A few Dodgers at Padres trends to consider:
LA Dodgers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
LA Dodgers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of San Diego's last 23 games
San Diego is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Diego's last 10 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at San Diego, Tuesday, April 1st
