The Los Angeles Dodgers battle the visiting San Diego Padres on Monday in MLB betting action at Dodger Stadium.

Andrew Werner, with a record of 1-1 on the season, gets the ball for the Padres, while the Dodgers trot Joe Blanton to the mound in this one. He is 9-11 so far in 2012.



View San Diego vs LA Dodgers Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Padres listed as underdogs of +-165 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 7.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Dodgers, most recently No. 1 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Padres, who rate a National League No. 11 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Los Angeles and its National League No. 12-rated batting order, averaging 4 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 13 lineup of the Padres at 3.9 runs per outing.

San Diego brings the National League's No. 9-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Dodgers' league No. 3-ranked defense.

In their last action, San Diego was a 11-10 loser on the road against the Rockies. Bettors on Colorado at -109 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (21) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. San Diego didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 11-10 to Colorado on Sunday at Coors Field.

Los Angeles was a 5-4 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Diamondbacks. They won as -115 favorites, while the total score of 9 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. The Dodgers enjoyed a 5-4 victory at the expense of the Diamondbacks on Sunday, with Chris Capuano throwing 5 innings of 4-hit ball at Dodger Stadium.


San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing San Diego are 6-4
After playing Arizona are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few Padres at Dodgers trends to consider:
San Diego is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 10 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
LA Dodgers are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers are 18-6 SU in their last 24 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers' last 10 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego


Next up:
San Diego at LA Dodgers, Tuesday, September 4